MECHANICAL


Meaning of MECHANICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mɪkænɪk(ə)l ]

1.

A mechanical device has parts that move when it is working, often using power from an engine or from electricity.

...a small mechanical device that taps out the numbers.

...the oldest working mechanical clock in the world...

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• me‧chani‧cal‧ly

The air was circulated mechanically.

ADV : ADV with v

2.

Mechanical means relating to machines and engines and the way they work.

...mechanical engineering...

The train had stopped due to a mechanical problem.

ADJ : ADJ n

• me‧chani‧cal‧ly

The car was mechanically sound, he decided.

ADV : ADV adj / -ed

3.

If you describe a person as mechanical , you mean they are naturally good at understanding how machines work.

He was a very mechanical person, who knew a lot about sound...

ADJ

• me‧chani‧cal‧ly

I’m not mechanically minded.

ADV : ADV -ed

4.

If you describe someone’s action as mechanical , you mean that they do it automatically, without thinking about it.

It is real prayer, and not mechanical repetition...

ADJ

• me‧chani‧cal‧ly

He nodded mechanically, his eyes fixed on the girl.

ADV : ADV with v

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