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# mechanical

adjective (mechanical)

«mechanical» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with machines or worked by machines, with moving parts like gears, levers and wheels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanical/#m1)
2. Done without thinking, like a machine, out of habit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanical/#m2)
3. Mechanical engineering: designing and building machines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanical/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and design lessons, mechanical toys use cams, gears and pulleys; a mechanical problem is something wrong with a machine. In everyday life, a car breakdown may be a mechanical fault. In writing, a mechanical answer is done without thought. Phrases: mechanical pencil, mechanical engineer, mechanical problem.

### Examples

- The old clock has mechanical parts inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanical/#x1)
- We built a mechanical toy with a cam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanical/#x2)
- The bus stopped because of a mechanical problem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanical/#x3)
- My mechanical pencil never needs sharpening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanical/#x4)
- She answered in a mechanical voice, as if she wasn't listening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanical/#x5)
- A mechanical engineer designs machines and engines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanical/#x6)
- The mechanical toys were very superior, and looked down upon every one else; they were full of modern ideas, and pretended they were real. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanical/#x7)

### Note

Adverb: mechanically. Related: mechanic (a person who fixes cars and machines), mechanism (the working parts).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mechanical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mechanical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mechanical.html) on Mova free.