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mechanics en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /məˈkænɪks/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 mēchanicusbor. English mechanics From Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine, tool”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass.
  2. (uncountable) The design and construction of machines.
  3. (uncountable) Spelling and punctuation.
  4. (uncountable) Operation in general; workings.
    • It was anticipated that children who encountered difficulty with the mechanics of word processing could turn to the coach for help rather than interrupt Margaret's work with a reading group. 1991, Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Cynthia L. Paris, Jessica L. Kahn, Learning to Write Differently, page 99:
    • the mechanics of a board game

Deriveds

nonrelativistic mechanics · cytomechanics · wave mechanics · analytic mechanics · mecomtronics · particle mechanics · continuum mechanics · Newtonian mechanics · pathobiomechanics · mechatronics · psychomechanics · hereditary mechanics · statistical mechanics · magnomechanics · optomechanics · telemechanics · classical mechanics · aeromechanics · rock mechanics · quantum mechanics · soil mechanics · matrix mechanics · pathomechanics · ecomechanics · mesomechanics · micromechanics · molecular mechanics · poromechanics · biomechanics · orbital mechanics · thermomechanics · Bohmian mechanics · nanomechanics · bionanomechanics · relativistic mechanics · celestial mechanics · magnetomechanics · morphomechanics · neuromechanics · electromechanics · geomechanics · gas mechanics · body mechanics · fluid mechanics · rational mechanics · atomechanics · nonquantum mechanics · chemomechanics · hydromechanics · Lagrangian mechanics

Translations (89)

ur میکانیات (a branch of physics) · is kraftfræði (a branch of physics) · no mekanikk (a branch of physics) · fr mécanique (a branch of physics) · ug مېخانىكا (a branch of physics) · fa علم الحیل (a branch of physics) · he מֶכָנִיקָה (a branch of physics) · lv mehānika (a branch of physics) · io mekaniko (a branch of physics) · vi cơ học (a branch of physics) · uz mexanika (a branch of physics) · id mekanika (the design and construction of machines) · lo ກົນລະສາດ (a branch of physics) · ca mecànica (a branch of physics) · sv mekanik (a branch of physics) · ko 력학 (a branch of physics) · de Mechanik (a branch of physics) · sq mekanikë (a branch of physics) · fa-cls نیرنگ (a branch of physics) · da mekanik (a branch of physics) · kk механика (a branch of physics) · tk mehanika (a branch of physics) · km យន្តសិក្សា (a branch of physics) · be меха́ніка (a branch of physics) · bg машинострое́не (the design and construction of machines) · km យន្តសាស្ត្រ (a branch of physics) · es mecánica (a branch of physics) · kmr mekanîk (a branch of physics) · my စက်ပြင် (a branch of physics) · ga meicnic (a branch of physics) · cs mechanika (a branch of physics) · sl mehanika (a branch of physics) · tl dalubsigwasan (a branch of physics) · fa مکانیک (a branch of physics) · it meccanica (a branch of physics) · la mēchanicus (a branch of physics) · ro mecanică (a branch of physics) · tg механика (a branch of physics) · ru меха́ника (a branch of physics) · ko 역학 (a branch of physics) · mn механик (a branch of physics) · id mekanika (a branch of physics) · tl sigwasan (a branch of physics) · gl mecánica (a branch of physics) · th กลศาสตร์ (a branch of physics) · cmn 力學 /力学 (a branch of physics) · sk mechanika (a branch of physics) · pl mechanika (a branch of physics) · ms mekanik (a branch of physics) · uk меха́ніка (a branch of physics) · yi מעכאַניק (a branch of physics) · ja 力学 (a branch of physics) · grc μηχανική (a branch of physics) · pt mecânica (a branch of physics) · tr mekanik (a branch of physics) · ka მექანიკა (a branch of physics) · ru машинострое́ние (the design and construction of machines) · ky механика (a branch of physics) · az mexanika (a branch of physics) · bg меха́ника (a branch of physics) · hi यांत्रिकी (a branch of physics) · be мэха́ніка (a branch of physics) · is aflfræði (a branch of physics) · nan-hbl 力學 /力学 (a branch of physics) · sh механика (a branch of physics) · el μηχανική (a branch of physics) · ms kaji daya (a branch of physics) · hy մեխանիկա (a branch of physics) · is vélfræði (the design and construction of machines) · ang weorccræft (a branch of physics) · ar مِيكَانِيكِيَّة (a branch of physics) · my မက္ကင်းနစ် (a branch of physics) · lb Mechanik (a branch of physics) · yue 力學 /力学 (a branch of physics) · pl inżynieria mechaniczna (the design and construction of machines) · eo mekaniko (a branch of physics) · mk механика (a branch of physics) · nb mekanikk (a branch of physics) · sh mehànika (a branch of physics) · nl mechanica (a branch of physics) · tt механика (a branch of physics) · sd ميڪانيات (a branch of physics) · lt mechanika (a branch of physics) · et mehaanika (a branch of physics) · ar مِيكَانِيكَا (a branch of physics) · fi mekaniikka (a branch of physics) · mn ᠮᠧᠬᠠᠨᠢᠭ (a branch of physics) · ps ميخانيک (a branch of physics) · bn বলবিজ্ঞান (a branch of physics)

mechanics en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /məˈkænɪks/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of mechanic
    form of mechanic