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mecha

/ˈmɛkə/

mecha noun: a large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.

mecha: a large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside
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Noun

mecha (plural mechas or mecha)

  1. A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.
    • Having deprived her of both her mecha and her lover, Masato looks set for a nasty end, but Miku arrives to save him.1997, Helen McCarthy, The anime movie guide
    • A transformation occurs when a mecha character, vehicle, or weapon unfolds and reassembles itself in a totally new form.2002, Christopher Hart, Anime mania: how to draw characters for Japanese animation

mecha meaning in Marathi and Indonesian

mecha in Marathi

armoured robot
मेका mekā

mecha in Indonesian

armoured robot
meka

Examples of mecha in a sentence

  • Porco Rosso evinces a deep fascination with mechanical objects of all sorts but it is by no means a mecha movie...2006, Dani Cavallaro, The animé art of Hayao Miyazaki:
  • Each week the good guys fight the bad guys and vanquish them in a mecha battle, only to have the bad guys reappear intact the following week.2007, Frenchy Lunning, Mechademia 2: Networks of Desire:
  • […] to be a “lifter”—to pilot a mecha that can also transform into an air board […]2007, Robin E. Brenner, Understanding manga and anime, page 170:
  • In this section, I show you mechas that are large enough to be piloted by humans from the inside.2011, Kensuke Okabayashi, Manga For Dummies, page 275:

Forms of mecha

pluralmechas
pluralmecha

Origin of mecha

From Japanese メカ (meka), from an abbreviation of the English mechanical.

Words formed from mecha

Words that rhyme with mecha

Questions about mecha

What does mecha mean?
Mecha means a large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.
What is mecha in Marathi?
Mecha in Marathi is मेका (mekā). See Mecha meaning in Marathi.
How do you use mecha in a sentence?
Porco Rosso evinces a deep fascination with mechanical objects of all sorts but it is by no means a mecha movie...
What part of speech is mecha?
Mecha is a noun.
How do you pronounce mecha?
Mecha is pronounced /ˈmɛkə/.
What is the plural of mecha?
The plural of mecha is mechas.

Words near mecha in the dictionary

  1. mecetronium
  2. mech
  3. mech hanger
  4. mech hangers
  5. mech.
  6. mecha
  7. MechaHitler
  8. mechaieh
  9. mechaiehs
  10. Mecham
  11. mechameck

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