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Added 8 October 2026

mechanical

/məˈkænɪkəl/ adjective

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Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.
Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).
mechanical engineering
Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).
mechanical dictionary

noun

Manually created layout of artwork that is camera ready for photographic reproduction.
One who does manual labor, especially one who is similar to Shakespeare's rude mechanicals.
A robot or mechanical creature.

Origin

From Middle English mechanical, mechanicalle, mechanycalle, equivalent to mechanic + -al.

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