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mechanical |
Grep of noun mechanical mechanical advantage mechanical device mechanical drawing mechanical energy mechanical engineer mechanical engineering mechanical man mechanical mixture mechanical phenomenon mechanical piano mechanical press mechanical system Overview of adj mechanical The adj mechanical has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (10) mechanical -- (using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy") 2. (2) mechanical, mechanically skillful -- (relating to or concerned with machinery or tools; "mechanical arts"; "mechanical design"; "mechanical skills") 3. (2) mechanical -- (relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics; "a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance"; "the mechanical pressure of a strong wind") 4. mechanical -- (lacking thought or feeling) Antonyms of adj mechanical 2 of 4 senses of mechanical Sense 1 mechanical (vs. nonmechanical) nonmechanical (vs. mechanical) => nonmechanistic => unmechanized, unmechanised Sense 4 mechanical INDIRECT (VIA nonhuman) -> human Similarity of adj mechanical 4 senses of mechanical Sense 1 mechanical (vs. nonmechanical) => automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike => mechanic => mechanistic => mechanized, mechanised => windup(postnominal) Sense 2 mechanical, mechanically skillful Pertains to noun machinery (Sense 1) =>machinery => machine Sense 3 mechanical Pertains to noun mechanics (Sense 1) =>mechanics => physics, physical science, natural philosophy Sense 4 mechanical => nonhuman (vs. human) Attributes of adj mechanical Familiarity of adj mechanical mechanical used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj mechanical electromechanical mechanical mechanically skillful nonmechanical photomechanical servomechanical unmechanical Overview of adj mechanical The adj mechanical has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (10) mechanical -- (using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy") 2. (2) mechanical, mechanically skillful -- (relating to or concerned with machinery or tools; "mechanical arts"; "mechanical design"; "mechanical skills") 3. (2) mechanical -- (relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics; "a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance"; "the mechanical pressure of a strong wind") 4. mechanical -- (lacking thought or feeling)
mechanical definition