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me·chan·ics 
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| 1. | (used with a singular verb) the branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on bodies and with motion, comprised of kinetics, statics, and kinematics. |
| 2. | (used with a singular verb) the theoretical and practical application of this science to machinery, mechanical appliances, etc. |
| 3. | (usually used with a plural verb) the technical aspect or working part; mechanism; structure. |
| 4. | (usually used with a plural verb) routine or basic methods, procedures, techniques, or details: the mechanics of running an office; the mechanics of baseball. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
mechanics
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n. A worker skilled in making, using, or repairing machines, vehicles, and tools. [From Middle English, mechanical, from Old French mecanique, from Latin mēchanicus, from Greek mēkhanikos, from mēkhanē, machine, device; see magh- in Indo-European roots.] me·chan'ic adj. |
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| 1. | the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference |
| 2. | the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style" [syn: mechanism] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
meˈchanics1 noun singular
the science of the action of forces on objects
Example: He is studying mechanics.
meˈchanics2 noun singularExample: He is studying mechanics.
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the art of building machines
Example: He applied his knowledge of mechanics to designing a new wheelchair.
meˈchanics noun pluralExample: He applied his knowledge of mechanics to designing a new wheelchair.
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the ways in which something works or is applied
Example: the mechanics of the legal system
See also: mechanism, mechanize, mechanise, mechanic, mechanicalExample: the mechanics of the legal system
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mechanics
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mechanics
The branch of physics that deals with the motion of material objects. The term mechanics generally refers to the motion of large objects, whereas the study of motion at the level of the atom or smaller is the domain of quantum mechanics.
Note: The basic laws of mechanics are Newton's laws of motion.
[Chapter:] Physical Sciences and Mathematics
| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
Mechanics
Me*chan"ics\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]canique.] That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies. Note: That part of mechanics which considers the action of forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called statics; that which relates to such action in producing motion is called dynamics. The term mechanics includes the action of forces on all bodies, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is sometimes, however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of solid bodies only: The mechanics of liquid bodies is called also hydrostatics, or hydrodynamics, according as the laws of rest or of motion are considered. The mechanics of gaseous bodies is called also pneumatics. The mechanics of fluids in motion, with special reference to the methods of obtaining from them useful results, constitutes hydraulics. Animal mechanics (Physiol.), that portion of physiology which has for its object the investigation of the laws of equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the bones forming the arms of the levers, the contractile muscles the power, the joints the fulcra or points of support, while the weight of the body or of the individual limbs constitutes the weight or resistance. Applied mechanics, the principles of abstract mechanics applied to human art; also, the practical application of the laws of matter and motion to the construction of machines and structures of all kinds.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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