mech.
abbreviation
mechanical.
mech.
1 Americanabbreviation
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mechanical.
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mechanics.
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mechanism.
mech
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American
[mek]
/ mɛk /
noun
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mechs
plural
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(in Science Fiction and related contexts) a robot, typically a large humanoid one.
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(in Science Fiction and related contexts) a gigantic suit of armor, often with robotic elements, that is piloted by an individual or group within the head or body of the suit.
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Prof. Professor. c., cent. century. mech. mechanics. pron. pronoun; carp. carpentry. med. medicine. pronounced; cf. compare. metaph. metaphysics. pronunciation. chem. chemistry. mil. military. prop. properly. cog. cognate.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
The show follows a shy new transfer student at a corporate military school where recruits train and settle disputes in giant mech suit combat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
The Netflix series follows Stanford Yu, a young janitor who is given an unexpected chance to follow his dreams when he bonds with a stray sentient mech he names Buddy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Watching Ali Wong pilot a mech suit is as entertaining as it sounds.
From The Verge ● Jul. 29, 2022
But choosing a mech that isn’t your usual full-size affair can feel like a daunting task.
From The Verge ● Apr. 28, 2022
I now stood face-to-face with Sorrento’s mech, matching its height and size almost exactly.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
It was these fetuses inside the uteruses of their mothers who had, sort of, used the umbilical cord to drive them like mechs.
From The Verge ● Feb. 14, 2020
“The mechs are still the most laughably broken thing ever.”
From The Verge ● Aug. 16, 2019
Since Love, Death + Robots featured a bunch of stories that focused on mechs and military science fiction, her Nomad would be a good fit.
From The Verge ● Mar. 23, 2019
Prior trailers for the film revealed that this movie is set a decade after the first film, in which humanity faced down a horde of otherworldly monsters known as Kaiju, using giant mechs called Jaegers.
From The Verge ● Feb. 15, 2018
The other Phoenix Riders are circled around me, the backs of their mechs turned to protect me.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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