Definition of mechanical
- a. - Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with,
mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative
relations of force and matter, as distinguished from mental, vital,
chemical, etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory;
mechanical deposits.
- a. - Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools;
made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical precision;
mechanical products.
- a. - Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or
emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special
intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing; mechanical verses;
mechanical service.
- a. - Made and operated by interaction of forces without a
directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe.
- a. - Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate;
empirical. See the 2d Note under Geometric.
- n. - A mechanic.