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mechanomorphic, a.|ˌmɛkənəʊˈmɔːfɪk|
[f. mechano- + Gr. µορϕή form + -ic.]
Having the form or qualities of a machine or mechanism; of or pertaining to the Deity regarded as a mechanical force. Hence ˌmechanoˈmorphism, the concept of something (esp. the Deity) as mechanomorphic.
a1885D. D. Whedon Ess., Rev. & Discourses (1887) 265 A still more curious notion of dignity..rejects the anthropomorphic and substitutes therefor a mechanomorphic theory. 1926B. H. Streeter Reality i. 2 Materialism pictures the Universe as an Infinite Machine; this by analogy may be called mechanomorphism. Ibid. 22 Mechanomorphic materialism. 1937A. Huxley Ends & Means ix. 124 They have felt the effects of mechano⁓morphism. 1950― Themes & Variations 197 Cubists, who liked to paint machines or to represent human figures as though they were parts of machines..representation of human beings in a mechanomorphic guise. |