noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass uncountable
2. 2
   plural of mechanic form-of, plural
3. 3
   the technical aspects of doing something wordnet
4. 4
   The design and construction of machines. uncountable
5. 5
   the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference wordnet

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6. 6
   Spelling and punctuation. uncountable
7. 7
   Operation in general; workings. uncountable

   "the mechanics of a board game"

Synonyms

All synonyms

mechanismacousticsaeromechanicsaerophysicsapplied physicsart

Example

More examples

"Those mechanics are paid as much as ten thousand yen per hour."

Etymology

From Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine, tool”).

Related phrases

Bohmian mechanicsLagrangian mechanicsNewtonian mechanicsanalytic mechanicsbody mechanicscelestial mechanicsclassical mechanicsfluid mechanicsgas mechanicshereditary mechanicsmatrix mechanicsmolecular mechanics

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