unmechanical
ɪ adjective
1.
having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
2.
being a machine; operated by machinery: a mechanical toy.
3.
caused by or derived from machinery: mechanical propulsion.
4.
using machine parts only.
5.
brought about by friction, abrasion, etc.: a mechanical bond between stones; mechanical erosion.
6.
pertaining to the design, use, understanding, etc., of tools and machinery: the mechanical trades; mechanical ability.
7.
acting or performed without spontaneity, spirit, individuality, etc.: a mechanical performance.
8.
habitual; routine; automatic: Practice that step until it becomes mechanical.
9.
belonging or pertaining to the subject matter of mechanics.
10.
pertaining to, or controlled or effected by, physical forces.
11.
(of a philosopher or philosophical theory) explaining phenomena as due to mechanical action or the material forces of the universe.
12.
subordinating the spiritual to the material; materialistic.
noun
13.
a mechanical object, part, device, etc.
14.
Printing. a sheet of stiff paper on which has been pasted artwork and type proofs for making a printing plate; paste-up.
15.
Obsolete. a skilled manual laborer, as a carpenter or other artisan.
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mechanical (mɪˈkænɪkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | made, performed, or operated by or as if by a machine or machinery: a mechanical process |
| 2. | concerned with machines or machinery |
| 3. | relating to or controlled or operated by physical forces |
| 4. | of or concerned with mechanics |
| 5. | (of a gesture, etc) automatic; lacking thought, feeling, etc |
| 6. | philosophy accounting for phenomena by physically determining forces |
| 7. | (of paper, such as newsprint) made from pulp that has been mechanically ground and contains impurities |
| —n | |
| 8. | printing another name for camera-ready copy |
| 9. | archaic another word for mechanic |
| me'chanicalism | |
| —n | |
| me'chanically | |
| —adv | |
| me'chanicalness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
mechanical
early 15c., "of or pertaining to machines," from mechanic; of persons or human actions, "resembling machines, automatic" it is from c.1600. Related: Mechanically.
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Medical Dictionary
mechanical me·chan·i·cal (mĭ-kān'ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Operated or produced by a mechanism or machine.
Relating to, produced by, or dominated by physical forces.
Interpreting and explaining the phenomena of the universe by referring to causally determined material forces; mechanistic.
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