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mechanical Definition


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mechanical
adj
    1. Belonging to or concerning machines or mechanics.
    2. Worked by, or performed with, machinery or a mechanism.
      Thesaurus: automatic, programmed, power-driven, automated.
    3. Said of an action or movement, etc: done without or not requiring much thought.
    4. Acting or done by physical means, rather than chemical.
Derivative: mechanically
adverb
    Etymology: 15c: from Latin mechanicus, from Greek mechane a contrivance or machine.



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