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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɪˈkænɪk^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/məˈkænɪkəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mə kan′i kəl)

me•chan•i•cal /məˈkænɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj.

Mechanical Engineeringof or relating to machinery or tools:He has no mechanical skills.
Mechanical Engineeringoperated or produced by machinery:a mechanical snow blower.
lacking freshness;
dull or done by habit:a mechanical job that required no thinking.
Mechanicsof or relating to the study of mechanics.

me•chan•i•cal•ly, adv. See -mech-.

me•chan•i•cal (mə kan′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj.

Mechanical Engineeringhaving to do with machinery:a mechanical failure.
Mechanical Engineeringbeing a machine;
operated by machinery:a mechanical toy.
Mechanical Engineeringcaused by or derived from machinery:mechanical propulsion.
Mechanical Engineeringusing machine parts only.
brought about by friction, abrasion, etc.:a mechanical bond between stones; mechanical erosion.
Mechanical Engineeringpertaining to the design, use, understanding, etc., of tools and machinery:the mechanical trades; mechanical ability.
acting or performed without spontaneity, spirit, individuality, etc.:a mechanical performance.
habitual;
routine;
automatic:Practice that step until it becomes mechanical.
Mechanicsbelonging or pertaining to the subject matter of mechanics.
Mechanicspertaining to, or controlled or effected by, physical forces.
Philosophy(of a philosopher or philosophical theory) explaining phenomena as due to mechanical action or the material forces of the universe.
subordinating the spiritual to the material;
materialistic.

a mechanical object, part, device, etc.
Printinga sheet of stiff paper on which has been pasted artwork and type proofs for making a printing plate;
paste-up.
[Obs.]a skilled manual laborer, as a carpenter or other artisan.

1375–1425; late Middle English, equivalent. to mechanic mechanical + -al¹; see mechanic

me•chan′i•cal•ly, adv.
me•chan′i•cal•ness, me•chan′i•cal′i•ty, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

mechanical /mɪˈkænɪk^əl/ adj

made, performed, or operated by or as if by a machine or machinery: a mechanical process
concerned with machines or machinery
relating to or controlled or operated by physical forces
of or concerned with mechanics
(of a gesture, etc) automatic; lacking thought, feeling, etc
accounting for phenomena by physically determining forces

meˈchanicalism n meˈchanically adv meˈchanicalness n

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Collocations: a mechanical [instrument, toy, blower, device], mechanical [parts, components, engines, systems], mechanical [work, studies, qualifications, skills], more...

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