mechanical
adjective
having to do with machinery.
mechanically
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a word derived from
mechanical.
Example Sentences
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The latter is the limiting case in which one part of the system is treated quantum mechanically, while classical physics is sufficient for the other part.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
“We’ve got this sort of mechanically sound car now, and we just need some petrol, and the petrol is capital,” Walker said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Since 1990, you would have lagged a buy-and-hold strategy by 2.9 annualized percentage points by mechanically following this simple strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The company was also producing mechanically derived meat made up predominantly of "neck trim, mutton trim, water and ice" which was then being counted to their product's actual meat content declaration.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
My feet carried me mechanically around to the back of the building.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
