Definition of "mechanical" in English

adjective

1. (now rare) Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.

2. Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).

   • mechanical engineering

3. Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).

   • mechanical dictionary

4. Done by machine.

   • mechanical task

5. Using mechanics (the design and construction of machines): being a machine.

   • mechanical arm

6. (figurative) As if performed by a machine: lifeless, mindless, thoughtless, automatic.

   • a mechanical reply to a question

7. (of a person) Acting as if one were a machine: lifeless or mindless.

   • The pianist was too mechanical.

8. (informal) Handy with machines.

   • Why don't you ask Joe to fix it? He's very mechanical.

9. Relating to the mechanics of a game.

   • the mechanical aspects of a trading card game

noun

1. (advertising) Manually created layout of artwork that is camera ready for photographic reproduction.

2. One who does manual labor, especially one who is similar to Shakespeare's rude mechanicals

3. (science fiction) A robot or mechanical creature.

4. (engineering) A mechanical engineer.

5. (cycling) An instance of equipment failure.

6. (music) A stop on an organ that is operated by a hand or foot control rather than having to be manually set up in advance.

7. (archaic) A machine that performs a job typically accomplished using an animal or manual labor.