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nonmechanical

  • a word derived from mechanical.
    mechanical
    adjective
    having to do with machinery.

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Lapis and others also noted that the law, as written, expressly prohibits chemical and nonmechanical forms of recycling.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025

The magnetic force on the current passed through this fluid can be used as a nonmechanical pump.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

A nonmechanical water meter could utilize the Hall effect by applying a magnetic field across a metal pipe and measuring the Hall voltage produced.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Until recently newspapers had no choice except to retain their human typesetters, mostly for their nonmechanical skill in hyphenating words.

From Time Magazine Archive