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mechanically

Syllables: me·chan·i·cal·ly/məˈkænɪkli/

mechanically adverb: from a mechanical point of view.

Adverb

mechanically (comparative more mechanically, superlative most mechanically)

  1. From a mechanical point of view.
    • mechanically speaking
  2. In a mechanical manner, mindlessly, thoughtlessly, automatically, without thinking.
    • My fears, however, made me mechanically close my thighs; but the very touch of his hand insinuated between them, disclosed them and opened a way for the main attack.1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC
    • "Of what avail," and her eyes wandered mechanically round, "is all the luxury by which I am surrounded, if it serve only as a barrier to all kindly feelings?"1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 183–184

mechanically meaning in Tamil

mechanically in Tamil

இயந்திரமாக, இயந்திரத்தனமாக

Examples of mechanically in a sentence

  • Compensators ensure less heat is provided to a room on a warmer day. They may be implemented mechanically, electronically or in software.
  • No matter how mechanically gifted you are, it can't help ameliorate tilt.
  • Methods 30 ARDS patients and 30 mechanically ventilated controls were prospectively included in this monocenter observational study.

All 30 example sentences with mechanically

Forms of mechanically

comparativemore mechanically
superlativemost mechanically

Origin of mechanically

From mechanical + -ly.

Words formed from mechanically

Questions about mechanically

What does mechanically mean?
Mechanically means from a mechanical point of view.
What is mechanically in Tamil?
Mechanically in Tamil is இயந்திரமாக, இயந்திரத்தனமாக. See Mechanically meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mechanically?
Mechanically is an adverb.
How do you pronounce mechanically?
Mechanically is pronounced /məˈkænɪkli/.

Words near mechanically in the dictionary

  1. mechanicalization
  2. mechanicalize
  3. mechanicalized
  4. mechanicalizes
  5. mechanicalizing
  6. mechanically
  7. mechanically separated meat
  8. mechanicalness
  9. mechanicals
  10. mechanician
  11. mechanicians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mechanically (page history and authors); mechanically (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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