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Definition of Mechanical
Me`chan´ic`al | a. | 1. | Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter on a macroscopic scale, as distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, electrical, electronic, atomic etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; | | 2. | Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools; made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical precision; mechanical products. | | 3. | Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing; mechanical verses; mechanical service. | | 4. | Made and operated by interaction of forces without a directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe. | | 5. | Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under Geometric. | | n. | 1. | A mechanic. |
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