Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.
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Usage: archaic
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adj
Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).
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adj
Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).
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adj
Done by machine.
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adj
Using mechanics (the design and construction of machines): being a machine.
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adj
As if performed by a machine: lifeless, mindless, thoughtless, automatic.
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Usage: figuratively
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adj
Acting as if one were a machine: lifeless or mindless.
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adj
Handy with machines.
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Usage: informal
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adj
Relating to the mechanics of a game.
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noun
Manually created layout of artwork that is camera ready for photographic reproduction.
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Topics: advertising, business, marketing
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noun
One who does manual labor, especially one who is similar to Shakespeare's rude mechanicals.
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noun
A robot or mechanical creature.
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Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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noun
A mechanical engineer.
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Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
An instance of equipment failure.
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Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A stop on an organ that is operated by a hand or foot control rather than having to be manually set up in advance.
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Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A machine that performs a job typically accomplished using an animal or manual labor.
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Usage: archaic
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adjective
using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: nonmechanical
adjective
relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics
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adjective
relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
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Synonyms: mechanically skillful
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megh-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mechanic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English mechanical English mechanical From Middle English mechanical, mechanicalle, mechanycalle, equivalent to mechanic + -al.
Across languages
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
