noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/məˈkænɪks/
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CMU ARPABET:M AH0 K AE1 N IH0 K S
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noun
Meaning 1
The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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 mēchanicusbor. English mechanics From Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine, tool”).
Across languages
Translations
88 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
mekanikë
— a branch of physics
Arabic:
مِيكَانِيكَا
(mikānikā)
— a branch of physics
Arabic:
مِيكَانِيكِيَّة
(mīkānīkiyya)
— a branch of physics
Armenian:
մեխանիկա
(mexanika)
— a branch of physics
Azerbaijani:
mexanika
— a branch of physics
Belarusian:
меха́ніка
(mjexánika)
— a branch of physics
Belarusian:
мэха́ніка
(mexánika)
— a branch of physics
Bengali:
বলবিজ্ঞান
(bolbiggên)
— a branch of physics
Bulgarian:
меха́ника
(mehánika)
— a branch of physics
Burmese:
စက်ပြင်
(cakprang)
— a branch of physics
Burmese:
မက္ကင်းနစ်
(makkang:nac)
— a branch of physics
Catalan:
mecànica
— a branch of physics
Chinese Cantonese:
力學 /力学
(lik6 hok6)
— a branch of physics
Chinese:
力學 /力学
(zh-min-nan)
— a branch of physics
Chinese Mandarin:
力學 /力学
(lìxué)
— a branch of physics
Czech:
mechanika
— a branch of physics
Danish:
mekanik
— a branch of physics
Dutch:
mechanica
— a branch of physics
Esperanto:
mekaniko
— a branch of physics
Estonian:
mehaanika
— a branch of physics
Finnish:
mekaniikka
— a branch of physics
French:
mécanique
— a branch of physics
Galician:
mecánica
— a branch of physics
Georgian:
მექანიკა
(mekaniḳa)
— a branch of physics
German:
Mechanik
— a branch of physics
Greek:
μηχανική
(michanikí)
— a branch of physics
Ancient Greek:
μηχανική
(mēkhanikḗ)
— a branch of physics
Hebrew:
מֶכָנִיקָה
(mekhánika)
— a branch of physics
Hindi:
यांत्रिकी
(yāntrikī)
— a branch of physics
Icelandic:
aflfræði
— a branch of physics
Icelandic:
kraftfræði
— a branch of physics
Ido:
mekaniko
— a branch of physics
Indonesian:
mekanika
— a branch of physics
Irish:
meicnic
— a branch of physics
Italian:
meccanica
— a branch of physics
Japanese:
力学
(rikigaku)
— a branch of physics
Kazakh:
механика
(mexanika)
— a branch of physics
Khmer:
យន្តសិក្សា
(yŭəntaʼsəksaa)
— a branch of physics
Khmer:
យន្តសាស្ត្រ
(yŭəntaʼsaah)
— a branch of physics
Korean:
역학
(yeokhak)
— a branch of physics
Korean:
력학
(ryeokhak)
— a branch of physics
Northern Kurdish:
mekanîk
— a branch of physics
Kyrgyz:
механика
(mehanika)
— a branch of physics
Lao:
ກົນລະສາດ
(kon la sāt)
— a branch of physics
Latin:
mēchanicus
— a branch of physics
Latvian:
mehānika
— a branch of physics
Lithuanian:
mechanika
— a branch of physics
Luxembourgish:
Mechanik
— a branch of physics
Macedonian:
механика
(mehanika)
— a branch of physics
Malay:
kaji daya
— a branch of physics
Malay:
mekanik
— a branch of physics
Mongolian:
механик
(mexanik)
— a branch of physics
Mongolian:
ᠮᠧᠬᠠᠨᠢᠭ
(mēqaniɣ)
— a branch of physics
Norwegian:
mekanikk
— a branch of physics
Norwegian Bokmål:
mekanikk
— a branch of physics
Old English:
weorccræft
— a branch of physics
Pashto:
ميخانيک
(mexāník)
— a branch of physics
Persian:
مکانیک
(mekânik)
— a branch of physics
Persian:
علم الحیل
(elm-ol-heyal)
— a branch of physics
Polish:
mechanika
— a branch of physics
Portuguese:
mecânica
— a branch of physics
Romanian:
mecanică
— a branch of physics
Russian:
меха́ника
(mexánika)
— a branch of physics
Serbo-Croatian:
механика
— a branch of physics
Serbo-Croatian:
mehànika
— a branch of physics
Sindhi:
ميڪانيات
(mekānyāt)
— a branch of physics
Slovak:
mechanika
— a branch of physics
Slovene:
mehanika
— a branch of physics
Spanish:
mecánica
— a branch of physics
Swedish:
mekanik
— a branch of physics
Tagalog:
sigwasan
— a branch of physics
Tagalog:
dalubsigwasan
— a branch of physics
Tajik:
механика
(mexanika)
— a branch of physics
Tatar:
механика
(mexaniqa)
— a branch of physics
Thai:
กลศาสตร์
(gon-lá-sàat)
— a branch of physics
Turkish:
mekanik
— a branch of physics
Turkmen:
mehanika
— a branch of physics
Ukrainian:
меха́ніка
(mexánika)
— a branch of physics
Urdu:
میکانیات
(mekāniyāt)
— a branch of physics
Uyghur:
مېخانىكا
(mëxanika)
— a branch of physics
Uzbek:
mexanika
— a branch of physics
Vietnamese:
cơ học
— a branch of physics
Yiddish:
מעכאַניק
(mekhanik)
— a branch of physics
Bulgarian:
машинострое́не
(mašinostroéne)
— the design and construction of machines
Icelandic:
vélfræði
— the design and construction of machines
Indonesian:
mekanika
— the design and construction of machines
Polish:
inżynieria mechaniczna
— the design and construction of machines
Russian:
машинострое́ние
(mašinostrojénije)
— the design and construction of machines