Dictionary

mechanization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌmɛkənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English mechanize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English mechanization From mechanize + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry.

Forms

Coordinates

automatization · electrification · automation · computerization · electronification · digitalization

Deriveds

pre-mechanization · antimechanization

Relateds

Industrial Revolution

Translations (35)

ar مَكْنَنَة (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · sh механиза́ција (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · gl mecanización (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · ko 기계화 (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · ro mecanizare (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · hi मशीनीकरण (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · sh mehanizácija (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · es mecanización (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · ca mecanització (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · uk механіза́ція (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · be механіза́цыя (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · el εκμηχάνιση (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · kk механикаландыру (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · fi koneistus (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · fi koneistaminen (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · sv mekanisering (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · nb mekanisering (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · da mekanisering (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · fi koneellistaminen (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · hi यंत्रीकरण (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · ja 機械化 (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · mk механизација (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · fr mécanisation (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · sl mehanizacija (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · pt mecanização (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · it meccanizzazione (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · ar مَيْكَنَة (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · ast mecanización (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · bg механиза́ция (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · pl mechanizacja (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · ru механиза́ция (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · cs mechanizace (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · sk mechanizácia (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · de Mechanisierung (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) · cmn 機械化 /机械化 (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour)