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- 9 dictionary resultsme⋅chan⋅ics
[muh-kan-iks]
–noun
| 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. |
me⋅chan⋅ic
[muh-kan-ik]
–noun
| 1. | a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic. |
| 2. | a worker who is skilled in the use of tools, machines, equipment, etc. |
| 3. | Slang. a person skilled in the dishonest handling of cards, dice, or other objects used in games of chance. |
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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.
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Language Translation for : mechanics
Spanish:
mecánica,
German:
die Mechanik,
Japanese:
力学
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.
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Main Entry: me·chan·ics
Pronunciation: mi-'kan-iks
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
: a branch of physical sciencethat deals with energy and forces and their effect on material bodies
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mechanics me·chan·ics (mĭ-kān'ĭks)
n.
- The branch of physics concerned with the analysis of the action of forces on matter or material systems.
- The design, construction, and use of machinery or of mechanical structures.
- The functional and technical aspects of an activity.
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