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MECHANICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
Example:
a mechanical toy
Classified under:
Similar:
automatic; automatonlike; machinelike; robotic; robotlike (resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine)
mechanic (resembling the action of a machine)
mechanistic (explained in terms of physical forces)
mechanised; mechanized (equipped with machinery)
windup (operated by a mechanism)
Antonym:
nonmechanical (not mechanical)
Derivation:
mechanics (the technical aspects of doing something)
mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics
Example:
the mechanical pressure of a strong wind
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
mechanics (the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference)
Derivation:
mechanics (the technical aspects of doing something)
mechanics (the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
Example:
a technical fault
Synonyms:
mechanical; mechanically skillful; technical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
machinery (machines or machine systems collectively)
Context examples:
A disorder characterized by a long standing and persistent uncoordinated atrial myocardium activation due to multiple reentry circuits with consequent deterioration of atrial mechanical function.
(Chronic Atrial Fibrillation, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of pressure defined by a column of water with a height of one centimeter, frequently used to measure central venous pressure, intracranial pressure, and for pressures during mechanical ventilation.
(Centimeters of Water, NCI Thesaurus)
The creation of bubbles is driven by mechanical force.
(Cavitation, NCI Thesaurus)
A process that forms a solid dosage unit by applying mechanical forces to bind the formulation.
(Compression Formulation Process, NCI Thesaurus)
Results in loss of mechanical toughness.
(Delamination, Food and Drug Administration)
MTs can transmit mechanical signals and, like rods or struts, resist compression in contracting heart cells.
(Microtubules’ role in heart cell contraction revealed, NIH)
The loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from opposing teeth.
(Dental Attrition, NCI Thesaurus)
It holds the VS2 material together, providing mechanical support.
(Creating Better Lithium-Ion Batteries Made Possible with New Discovery, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
While wood has been used in buildings for millennia, its mechanical properties have not, as yet, measured up to all modern building standards for major superstructures.
(Revealing the nanostructure of wood could help raise height limits for wooden skyscrapers, University of Cambridge)
This protein plays a role in detection of mechanical stimuli.
(Piezo-Type Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Component 1, NCI Thesaurus)
