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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.
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(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.
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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 (mɪˈkænɪks) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (functioning as singular) quantum mechanics wave mechanics See also statistical mechanics the branch of science, divided into statics, dynamics, and kinematics, concerned with the equilibrium or motion of bodies in a particular frame of reference |
| 2. | (functioning as singular) the science of designing, constructing, and operating machines |
| 3. | the working parts of a machine |
| 4. | the technical aspects of something: the mechanics of poetic style |
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Word Origin & History
mechanic
1540s (adj.) "pertaining to or involving mechanical labor" (now usually mechanical), from L. mechanicus (n. and adj.), from Gk. mekhanikos "an engineer" (n.), also "resourceful, inventive," lit. "pertaining to machines" (adj.), from mekhane (see machine). The noun meaning
EXPANDoriginally was "manual laborer" (late 14c.); sense of "one who is employed in manual labor, a handicraft worker, an artisan (chief sense through early 19c.) is attested from 1560s. The adj. meaning "of the nature of or pertaining to machines" is from 1620s; the noun sense of "skilled workman who is concerned with making or repair of machinery" is from 1660s, but not the main sense until the rise of the automobile.
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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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mechanics definition
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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