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MECHANICS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The technical aspects of doing something
Example:
the mechanics of prose style
Synonyms:
mechanics; mechanism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mechanics" is a kind of...):
carrying into action; carrying out; execution; performance (the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it)
Derivation:
mechanical (using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices)
mechanical (relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("mechanics" is a kind of...):
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Domain member category:
reaction ((mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body)
jerk ((mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mechanics"):
classical mechanics; Newtonian mechanics (the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion)
fluid mechanics; hydraulics (study of the mechanics of fluids)
pneumatics (the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases)
statics (the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium)
dynamics; kinetics (the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies)
kinematics (the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass)
aerodynamics; aeromechanics (the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow)
Derivation:
mechanical (relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics)
Context examples:
I understood the mechanics of levers; but where was I to get a fulcrum?
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and MIT approached the problem by using computational simulations of the mechanics of red blood cells as they pass through the spleen.
(How the spleen keeps blood healthy, NIH)
The measured gain in speed is tiny and `Oumuamua is still slowing down because of the pull of the Sun — just not as fast as predicted by celestial mechanics.
(ESO’s VLT Sees `Oumuamua Getting a Boost, ESO)
The key, Goulbourne said, is that the model connects geometry to mechanics in an intricate way, paving the way for a new branch of mechanics.
(Saddle-shaped origami enables new microelectronic applications, National Science Foundation)
The way we represent the universe and its history are described by Einstein's equations of general relativity, Newton's universal gravitation and quantum mechanics.
(There May Be No Dark Matter, Dark Energy in Universe, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
An individual trained and qualified to advise, administer, supervise, or perform research or other professional and scientific work in the investigation and application of the relations between space, time, matter, and energy in the areas of mechanics, sound, optics, heat, electricity, magnetism, radiation, or atomic and nuclear phenomena.
(Physicist, NCI Thesaurus)
Members of this family of high mobility group (HMG) proteins participate in a wide variety of nuclear processes ranging from chromosome and chromatin mechanics to acting as architectural transcription factors that regulate the expression of numerous genes.
(HMGA Family Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
Yet, researchers say that many technologies — from stretchable electronics to tiny robots so small they cannot be seen with the naked eye — require an understanding of the mechanics of graphene, particularly how it flexes and bends, to unlock their potential.
(Graphene: The more you bend it, the softer it gets, National Science Foundation)
The fluid mechanics of a water droplet hitting a liquid surface are well-known: when the droplet hits the surface, it causes the formation of a cavity, which quickly recoils due to the surface tension of the liquid, resulting in a rising column of liquid.
(What causes the sound of a dripping tap – and how do you stop it?, University of Cambridge)
In classical mechanics a complete description of any physical system is supposed to be specified by giving the values of the various fields (e.g., the electric field, the magnetic field, etc.) at each of the relevant spacetime points.
(Classical Mechanics, NCI Thesaurus)
