mechanical

CEFRB1

/məˈkænɪkəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to machines or produced by machine movement.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).

Examples

  • Mechanical power took the place of manual labor.

  • The downtime is caused by a mechanical problem.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.

  2. Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).

  3. Done by machine.

More examples

In context

  • mechanical dictionary

  • mechanical engineering

  • mechanical task

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English mechanical, mechanicalle, mechanycalle, equivalent to mechanic + -al.