mécanique

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mechanicus (“of or belonging to machines”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós, “pertaining to machines”), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, contrivance”) (whence machine).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ka.nik/

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Adjective

mécanique (plural mécaniques)

1. mechanical (of or pertaining to a machine)

   laveuse mécanique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   escalier mécanique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• mécaniquement

See also

• machinal

Noun

mécanique f (plural mécaniques)

1. mechanics

Derived terms

• mécanique des fluides
• mécanique des solides
• mécanique quantique
• rouler des mécaniques

Related terms

• mécanisme

Further reading

• “mécanique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.