adjective
- Using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices.
- usage: "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy"
- Relating to or concerned with machinery or tools.
- usage: "mechanical arts"; "mechanical design"; "mechanical skills"
- synonyms: mechanically skillful
- Relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics.
- usage: "a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance"; "the mechanical pressure of a strong wind"
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