mechanical
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- adjective
- /mɪˈkænɪkəl/
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mecánico
- So this is a mechanical step counter.
- mechanical engineering
- mechanical engineer
- mechanical devices
To create a mechanical model of what's going on, it won't work.
- To create a mechanical model of what's going on, it won't work.
- But in terms of mechanical tension, it does to maximize muscle growth.
- All of them agree that at a chemical, mechanical level, fluoride creates stronger teeth.
- For example, if you have some mechanical laws, what is that?
Examples
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After the storm, the farmer called in a mechanical expert to fix the equipment on his tractor.
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Clearly, there was a mechanical issue with the plane.
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And he at one point was working on this mechanical hand.
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Every clock and mechanical watch has a going train.
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But see that changes the mechanical properties of the surface.
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Our lives are filled with ordinary mechanical tools and machines, which computers simply can't replace.
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Let's start with three fundamental forces in tools and other mechanical devices: stabilization, actuation, and opposition.
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Mr. Hurt earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1947.
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Paul J. Torpey was always interested in mechanical things, from fixing the toaster to working on bicycles.
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For commercial applications, the iMobot provides an adaptable mechanical system for quickly prototyping robotic systems.
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Synonyms
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Made like a machine that works by itself
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Treating things as if they work like a machine and ignoring their complexity
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Machines do the work instead of people, for example in factories or farms
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A thing that uses machines or computers instead of people to do work
Moving or acting in a regular, automatic way with no feeling
Compounds
- Specialized
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The study of how to design, build, and use machines like engines and tools
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A person who designs and builds machines like cars and engines and their parts
- Specialized
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Ability of an object to move things because of its motion or its position
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Skill in making exact plans and pictures for machines and buildings
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A mix of different parts, like a salad, that can be separated by hand or a filter
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An event that shows how objects move or stay still, like friction
- Archaic
A piano that plays by itself using a paper roll with holes to move the keys
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Force inside a material that acts on each small part because of outside forces
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A steel support used in mines or tunnels that lets parts slide to take pressure safely
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A detailed measured picture that shows a machine or part for making it
How Mechanical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mechanical comes from an old Greek word mekhane meaning 'device' or 'machine', and you can see the same root in machine and mechanic. That's why mechanical describes systems, tools, or parts that are run by machines or follow the rules of machines.