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mechanistic
[ mek-uh-nis-tik ]
mechanistic
/ ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk /
adjective
- philosophy of or relating to the theory of mechanism
- maths of or relating to mechanics
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Derived Forms
- ˌmechaˈnistically, adverb
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Other Words From
- mecha·nisti·cal·ly adverb
- anti·mecha·nistic adjective
- anti·mecha·nisti·cal·ly adverb
- nonmech·a·nistic adjective
- semi·mecha·nistic adjective
- unmech·a·nistic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mechanistic1
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Example Sentences
This monistic soul-hypothesis, then, is at bottom mechanistic.
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They are mechanistic as indicating the mechanism, the means, of accomplishing the possibilities which they indicate.
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Kate had been rash enough to endeavor to explain something of the Fulhams' theories regarding the mechanistic conception of life.
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According to the old mechanistic theory, the world could be reduced to two elements, matter and motion.
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In fact, the reversed film of the cinematograph may be regarded as the reductio ad absurdum of the mechanistic hypothesis.
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