Thesaurus: mechanical

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1. a. Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter, as distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical deposits.
2. a. Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools; made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical precision; mechanical products.
3. a. Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing; mechanical verses; mechanical service.
4. a. Made and operated by interaction of forces without a directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe.
5. a. Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under Geometric.
6. n. A mechanic.
7. adj. using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
8. adj. relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
9. adj. relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics
10. j:99/n:1 a. using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices a. relating to or concerned with machinery or tools a. relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics