Mechanical
adjective
Related to machines or devices using mechanical power.
I work as a mechanical engineer who designs machine parts.
Often appears as...
- mechanical engineering
- mechanical failure
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Technical
adjective
Work or actions done by hand, not automatically.
He has a mechanical job, always moving boxes by hand.
Often appears as...
- mechanical task
- mechanical effort
adjective
Action happening or working in a monotonous, regular manner.
John does his work in a mechanical way, without much thought.
Often appears as...
- mechanical action
- mechanical routine
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Disapproving
adjective
Related to machines or devices using mechanical power.
I work as a mechanical engineer who designs machine parts.
Often appears as...
- mechanical engineering
- mechanical failure
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Work or actions done by hand, not automatically.
He has a mechanical job, always moving boxes by hand.
Often appears as...
- mechanical task
- mechanical effort
adjective
Action happening or working in a monotonous, regular manner.
John does his work in a mechanical way, without much thought.
Often appears as...
- mechanical action
- mechanical routine
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Fields
Used often in engineering or industry-related conversations, where precision is important.
She specializes in mechanical design.
Pro Tip 2/3Possible Confusion
'Mechanical' is about how things work, not electronic or computer-controlled systems.
A mechanical watch operates without batteries.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Interaction
Implies involvement with physical mechanisms, gears, or moving parts.
Her invention featured a complex mechanical mechanism.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Fields
Used often in engineering or industry-related conversations, where precision is important.
She specializes in mechanical design.
Pro Tip 2/3Possible Confusion
'Mechanical' is about how things work, not electronic or computer-controlled systems.
A mechanical watch operates without batteries.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Interaction
Implies involvement with physical mechanisms, gears, or moving parts.
Her invention featured a complex mechanical mechanism.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Fields
Used often in engineering or industry-related conversations, where precision is important.
She specializes in mechanical design.
Pro Tip 2/3Possible Confusion
'Mechanical' is about how things work, not electronic or computer-controlled systems.
A mechanical watch operates without batteries.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Interaction
Implies involvement with physical mechanisms, gears, or moving parts.
Her invention featured a complex mechanical mechanism.
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John Graham-Cumming: The...
It's completely mechanical, again, a printer. It prints just numbers, because he was obsessed with numbers, but it does print onto paper, and it even does word wrapping, so if you get to the end of the line, it goes around like that. You also need graphics, right? I mean, if you're going to do anything with graphics, so he said, "Well, I need a plotter. I've got a big piece of paper
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How to squeeze...
when you flick the switch. And piezoelectric devices may become even more common since electricity is in high demand and mechanical energy is abundant. There are already train stations that use passengers' footsteps to power the ticket gates and displays and a dance club where piezoelectricity helps power the lights.
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The Sun’s surprising...
The analemma's width represents the extent of this deviation. So how did people know the correct time years ago? For most of human history, going by the Sun's position was close enough. But during the modern era, the difference between sundials and mechanical clocks became important.
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The astounding athletic...
and the research to achieve it with the help of these flying machines called quadrocopters, or quads, for short. Quads have been around for a long time. They're so popular these days because they're mechanically simple. By controlling the speeds of these four propellers,
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Inside the Extraordinary...
like you wouldn't buy the video that twice he was always going for all these mechanical things so all these kind of red flags were at the back of my head but he was also a very very cute baby he looks so good people said oh you know lots of boys don't talk like four or
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Does time exist? -...
observations of cycles of the natural world, using patterns of changes from day to night and season to season to build calendars. More precise time-keeping, like sundials and mechanical clocks, eventually came along to put time in more convenient boxes.
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The invisible motion of...
No one's ever managed to cool anything down that much, but even if we could, molecules would still move due to a quantum mechanical principle called zero-point energy. In other words, everything has been moving since the universe's very first moments,
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
So if we want you to levitate, -we need some rules, don't we? -Yeah. What we're looking for is raised up, off the ground, without any moving parts, without any mechanical support. That's what we're after. Can we do it? I don't know, really.
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How we plan to make...
graphite as a cheap and mechanically robust material but give you a battery that charges faster all while not sacrificing energy density or battery life so better batteries as someone who quite literally spends her time looking
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The Edge of Science PIPE...
We're looking for raised up, off the ground, without moving parts, without mechanical support. Can we do it? I don't know really. Gonna find out now aren't we?
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John Graham-Cumming: The...
It's completely mechanical, again, a printer. It prints just numbers, because he was obsessed with numbers, but it does print onto paper, and it even does word wrapping, so if you get to the end of the line, it goes around like that. You also need graphics, right? I mean, if you're going to do anything with graphics, so he said, "Well, I need a plotter. I've got a big piece of paper
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How to squeeze...
when you flick the switch. And piezoelectric devices may become even more common since electricity is in high demand and mechanical energy is abundant. There are already train stations that use passengers' footsteps to power the ticket gates and displays and a dance club where piezoelectricity helps power the lights.
Video examples
The Sun’s surprising...
The analemma's width represents the extent of this deviation. So how did people know the correct time years ago? For most of human history, going by the Sun's position was close enough. But during the modern era, the difference between sundials and mechanical clocks became important.
Video examples
The astounding athletic...
and the research to achieve it with the help of these flying machines called quadrocopters, or quads, for short. Quads have been around for a long time. They're so popular these days because they're mechanically simple. By controlling the speeds of these four propellers,
Video examples
Inside the Extraordinary...
like you wouldn't buy the video that twice he was always going for all these mechanical things so all these kind of red flags were at the back of my head but he was also a very very cute baby he looks so good people said oh you know lots of boys don't talk like four or
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Does time exist? -...
observations of cycles of the natural world, using patterns of changes from day to night and season to season to build calendars. More precise time-keeping, like sundials and mechanical clocks, eventually came along to put time in more convenient boxes.
Video examples
The invisible motion of...
No one's ever managed to cool anything down that much, but even if we could, molecules would still move due to a quantum mechanical principle called zero-point energy. In other words, everything has been moving since the universe's very first moments,
Video examples
How To Levitate PIPE The...
So if we want you to levitate, -we need some rules, don't we? -Yeah. What we're looking for is raised up, off the ground, without any moving parts, without any mechanical support. That's what we're after. Can we do it? I don't know, really.
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How we plan to make...
graphite as a cheap and mechanically robust material but give you a battery that charges faster all while not sacrificing energy density or battery life so better batteries as someone who quite literally spends her time looking
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The Edge of Science PIPE...
We're looking for raised up, off the ground, without moving parts, without mechanical support. Can we do it? I don't know really. Gonna find out now aren't we?
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Park Hyung-sik
South Korean Musician
When I was living an almost mechanical lifestyle as an idol, I was constantly wrapped up in thoughts about who I was. That's when I entered a phase in which I was trying to discover myself. Because I was able to get past that difficult phase, I now realize how important it is to protect myself and my identity.
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Jim Peebles
Canadian Scientist
I've always been interested in mechanical things. I think I must have been heavily influenced by my father, who is also very good with his hands. He liked to build things. I always loved to watch him do it, and I loved to build things on my own.
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James Loeb
American Businessman
The mechanical and social achievements of our day must not blind our eyes to the fact that, in all that relates to man, his nature and aspirations, we have added little or nothing to what has been so finely said by the great men of old.
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Kyle Korver
American Athlete
You don't ever want to be a mechanical basketball player, but as far as technique and things, I like to have certain check points in my shot, certain things that I can count on and think about. It kind of helps me to be consistent.
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Nani
Portuguese Athlete
If you do something mechanically for years to come, you tend to think that is life, but put yourself in a totally bizarre location, and you tend to discover so many aspects of yourself and life in general.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
All knowledge which ends in words will die as quickly as it came to life, with the exception of the written word: which is its mechanical part.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.
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Frances Arnold
American Scientist
Engineering the biological world was even more interesting than engineering the mechanical world.
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Dennis Washington
American Businessman
I love boats. Anything that runs, anything mechanical. It's my God-given passion in life.
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D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions.
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Park Hyung-sik
South Korean Musician
When I was living an almost mechanical lifestyle as an idol, I was constantly wrapped up in thoughts about who I was. That's when I entered a phase in which I was trying to discover myself. Because I was able to get past that difficult phase, I now realize how important it is to protect myself and my identity.
Quote examples
Jim Peebles
Canadian Scientist
I've always been interested in mechanical things. I think I must have been heavily influenced by my father, who is also very good with his hands. He liked to build things. I always loved to watch him do it, and I loved to build things on my own.
Quote examples
James Loeb
American Businessman
The mechanical and social achievements of our day must not blind our eyes to the fact that, in all that relates to man, his nature and aspirations, we have added little or nothing to what has been so finely said by the great men of old.
Quote examples
Kyle Korver
American Athlete
You don't ever want to be a mechanical basketball player, but as far as technique and things, I like to have certain check points in my shot, certain things that I can count on and think about. It kind of helps me to be consistent.
Quote examples
Nani
Portuguese Athlete
If you do something mechanically for years to come, you tend to think that is life, but put yourself in a totally bizarre location, and you tend to discover so many aspects of yourself and life in general.
Quote examples
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
All knowledge which ends in words will die as quickly as it came to life, with the exception of the written word: which is its mechanical part.
Quote examples
Henry David Thoreau
American Author
We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.
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Frances Arnold
American Scientist
Engineering the biological world was even more interesting than engineering the mechanical world.
Quote examples
Dennis Washington
American Businessman
I love boats. Anything that runs, anything mechanical. It's my God-given passion in life.
Quote examples
D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions.
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