1.
A ~ device has parts that move when it is working, often using power from an engine or from electricity.
...a small ~ device that taps out the numbers.
...the oldest working ~ clock in the world...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
The air was circulated ~ly.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
Mechanical means relating to machines and engines and the way they work.
...~ engineering...
The train had stopped due to a ~ problem.
ADJ: ADJ n
~ly
The car was ~ly sound, he decided.
ADV: ADV adj/-ed
3.
If you describe a person as ~, you mean they are naturally good at understanding how machines work.
He was a very ~ person, who knew a lot about sound...
ADJ
~ly
I’m not ~ly minded.
ADV: ADV -ed
4.
If you describe someone’s action as ~, you mean that they do it automatically, without thinking about it.
It is real prayer, and not ~ repetition...
ADJ
~ly
He nodded ~ly, his eyes fixed on the girl.
ADV: ADV with v