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- pronunciation:
- m
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nih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
consisting of or pertaining to machinery.
mechanical parts |
| definition 2: |
produced, operated, or controlled by a machine or machines.
a mechanical production processa mechanical toy- antonyms:
- manual
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| definition 3: |
specifically related to machines or the power produced by moving parts, as opposed to electrical or chemical power.
mechanical erosion |
| definition 4: |
of or pertaining to skill or ability in the design, use, or repair of tools and machinery.
a mechanical genius |
| definition 5: |
acting or performing like a machine or without human intervention; automatic.
- synonyms:
- mechanistic
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| definition 6: |
repetitive, machinelike, and without spirit or verve.
the mechanical answers of a person in shocka mechanical performance of the sonata- synonyms:
- robotic, wooden
- antonyms:
- expressive, vital
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| definition 7: |
designating a philosophy or doctrine that the universe and everything in it operates in a machinelike way; nonspiritual.
- synonyms:
- mechanistic
- antonyms:
- organic, vitalist
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| definition 8: |
concerning the technical or purely physical.
She mastered the mechanical aspects of poetry. |
| related words: |
automatic, impersonal, monotonous |
| contrasting words: |
creative, expressive, vital |
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| derivations: |
mechanically (adv.), mechanicalness (n.) |
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