mechanics
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine, tool”).
Noun edit
mechanics (uncountable)
- (physics) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass
- The design and construction of machines.
- (writing) Spelling and punctuation.
- Operation in general; workings.
- the mechanics of a board game
- 1991, Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Cynthia L. Paris, Jessica L. Kahn, Learning to Write Differently, page 99:
- It was anticipated that children who encountered difficulty with the mechanics of word processing could turn to the coach for help rather than interrupt Margaret's work with a reading group.
Derived terms edit
- aeromechanics
- analytic mechanics
- atomechanics
- biomechanics
- bionanomechanics
- body mechanics
- Bohmian mechanics
- celestial mechanics
- chemomechanics
- classical mechanics
- cytomechanics
- ecomechanics
- electromechanics
- fluid mechanics
- gas mechanics
- geomechanics
- hereditary mechanics
- hydromechanics
- Lagrangian mechanics
- magnetomechanics
- magnomechanics
- matrix mechanics
- mechatronics
- mecomtronics
- mesomechanics
- micromechanics
- molecular mechanics
- morphomechanics
- nanomechanics
- neuromechanics
- Newtonian mechanics
- nonquantum mechanics
- nonrelativistic mechanics
- optomechanics
- orbital mechanics
- particle mechanics
- pathobiomechanics
- pathomechanics
- poromechanics
- psychomechanics
- quantum mechanics
- rational mechanics
- relativistic mechanics
- rock mechanics
- soil mechanics
- statistical mechanics
- telemechanics
- thermomechanics
- wave mechanics
Translations edit
a branch of physics
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the design and construction of machines
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
mechanics