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单词 mechanical
释义 me·chan·i·cal
I. \-nə̇kəl, -nēk-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English mechanicall, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French mechanique, mecanique (from Latin mechanicus) + Middle English -all -al
1.
 a. : of, relating to, or concerned with machinery or tools
  < mechanical design >
  < nothing is more exasperating to the mechanical farmer than to be frustrated in his plans by lack of essential supplies — Country Life >
  < became one of the skilled mechanical superintendents of his day — Edna Yost >
  < the public had recognized the need for education in agriculture and the mechanical and industrial arts — J.B.Conant >
  : produced or operated by a machine or tool
  < agitate a substance by mechanical shaking >
  < a mechanical saw >
 b. : of or relating to manual operations
2. : of or relating to artisans, craftsmen, or machinists
3.
 a. : done as if by a machine : seeming to be uninfluenced by will or emotion : automatic, involuntary
  < busy in a leisurely mechanical way — Douglas Stewart >
  < writers … learned but narrow in their range of feeling, dry, mechanical, timid, subservient — Van Wyck Brooks >
 b. : absorbed in, concerned with, or devoted to technicalities or minutiae
  < nor was capacity shown for anything above a mechanical handling of the matter — H.O.Taylor >
4.
 a. : relating to, governed by, or in accordance with mechanics
  < the belief that the whole universe is a mechanical contrivance in which nothing can happen except in absolute accordance with the eternal and unalterable laws of mechanics — M.R.Cohen >
  < one of the first applications of mechanical energy in Texas manufacturing was the use of water power in pioneer sawmills and gristmills — American Guide Series: Texas >
 b. : relating to the quantitative relations of force and matter as distinguished from mental, vital, and chemical
  < the mechanical pressure of a wind of about 800 miles per hour could be tolerated by the well supported body — H.G.Armstrong >
5. : relying on mechanics for theory or hypothesis
 < mechanical physiologists >
 < mechanical determinism >
6. : automatic
 < a mechanical stoker >
7. : caused by, resulting from, or relating to a process that involves a purely physical as opposed to a chemical change
 < mechanical weathering >
 < mechanical erosion >
8. of pulp : made from groundwood — contrasted with chemical
Synonyms: see spontaneous
II. noun
(-s)
1. obsolete : mechanic 2a
2. also mechanical scheme : a piece of finished copy consisting typically of type proofs, hand lettering, and art positioned and mounted for photomechanical reproduction in a letterpress, offset, or other printing plate — called also paste-up
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