immechanical en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mechanic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English mechanical English mechanical English immechanical From im- + mechanical.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Not mechanical.
But ev'n the admiſſion of ſuch an Hypotheſis removes us but one Step further from Immechanical Principles, for the Cauſe of the Motion of this ſubtile Fluid, vvhich is the Cauſe of Gravity, is it ſelf Immechanical.
1705, George Cheyne, “Of the Physical Laws, and the Uniform Appearances of Nature. Law III.”, in Philosophical Principles of Natural Religion: […], London: […] George Strahan […], →OCLC, § XXVII, page 51:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most immechanical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more immechanical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |