mechanics en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /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
- (uncountable) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass.
- (uncountable) The design and construction of machines.
- (uncountable) Spelling and punctuation.
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(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)