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Mechanically meaning in English

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Mechanically

see synonyms of mechanically

Adverb

1. automatically, mechanically

in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism

Example Sentences:
'this door opens mechanically'

2. mechanically

in a machinelike manner; without feeling

Example Sentences:
'he smiled mechanically'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Mechanically

see synonyms of mechanically
adjective
1. 
made, performed, or operated by or as if by a machine or machinery
a mechanical process
2. 
concerned with machines or machinery
3. 
relating to or controlled or operated by physical forces
4. 
of or concerned with mechanics
5. 
(of a gesture, etc) automatic; lacking thought, feeling, etc
6. philosophy
accounting for phenomena by physically determining forces
7. 
(of paper, such as newsprint) made from pulp that has been mechanically ground and contains impurities
noun
8. printing another name for camera-ready copy
9. archaic another word for mechanic (sense 2)

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Mechanically

see synonyms of mechanically
adjective
1. 
having to do with, or having skill in the use of, machinery or tools
2. 
produced or operated by machinery or a mechanism
3. 
of, in accordance with, or using the principles and terminology of, the science of mechanics
4. 
automatic, as if from force of habit; machinelike; lacking spontaneity, expression, warmth, etc.
to greet someone in a mechanical way
5.  Archaic
of manual labor or manual laborers
noun
6.  Printing
an assemblage of type proofs, pictures, etc. mounted on a sheet of paper, to be photographed for making into a plate

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Mechanically

see synonyms of mechanically
adj.
1. Of or relating to machines or tools: mechanical skill.
2. Operated or produced by a mechanism or machine: a mechanical toy dog.
3. Of, relating to, or governed by mechanics.
4. Performed or performing in an impersonal or machinelike manner; automatic: a droning, mechanical delivery of the speech.
5. Relating to, produced by, or dominated by physical forces: the mechanical aspect of trumpet playing.
6. Philosophy Interpreting and explaining the phenomena of the universe by referring to causally determined material forces; mechanistic.
7. Of or relating to manual labor, its tools, and its skills.
n.
Printing
A layout consisting of type proofs, artwork, or both, exactly positioned and prepared for making an offset or other printing plate.

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