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mechanics

/məˈkænɪks/

mechanics noun: the branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass. Also the plural of mechanic.

Noun

mechanics (uncountable)

The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass.
The design and construction of machines.
Spelling and punctuation.
Operation in general; workings.
- the mechanics of a board game
- It was anticipated that children who encountered difficulty with the mechanics of word processing could turn to the coach for help rather than interrupt Margaret's work with a reading group.1991, Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Cynthia L. Paris, Jessica L. Kahn, Learning to Write Differently, page 99

Also used as

mechanics is also the plural of mechanic.

mechanics meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

mechanics in Hindi

a branch of physics: यांत्रिकी yāntrikī

mechanics in Tamil

மெக்கானிக்ஸ்

mechanics in Marathi

मेकॅनिक्स

mechanics in Urdu

a branch of physics: میکانیات mekāniyāt

More languagesFewer languages

mechanics in Bengali: বলবিজ্ঞান bolbiggên
mechanics in Telugu: మెకానిక్స్, మెకానిక్లు
mechanics in Malayalam: മെക്കാനിക്സ്, മെക്കാനിക്കുകൾ
mechanics in Kannada: ಮೆಕ್ಯಾನಿಕ್ಸ್, ಮೆಕಾನಿಕ್ಸ್
mechanics in Punjabi: ਮਕੈਨਿਕਸ, ਮੈਕੇਨਿਕਸ, ਮਕੈਨਿਕੀ
mechanics in Gujarati: મિકેનિક્સ
mechanics in Odia: ମେକାନିକ୍ସ, ମେକାନିକସ୍
mechanics in Nepali: मेकानिक्स
mechanics in Pashto: ميخانيک mexāník
mechanics in Tagalog: sigwasan, dalubsigwasan
mechanics in Arabic: مِيكَانِيكَا mikānikā, مِيكَانِيكِيَّة mīkānīkiyya
mechanics in Malay: kaji daya, mekanik
mechanics in Indonesian: mekanika
mechanics in Persian: مکانیک mekânik, علم الحیل elm-ol-heyal
mechanics in Thai: กลศาสตร์ gon-lá-sàat
mechanics in Vietnamese: cơ học
mechanics in Myanmar: စက်ပြင် cakprang, မက္ကင်းနစ် makkang:nac
Sindhi: ميڪانيات mekānyāt

Examples of mechanics in a sentence

I find it exceedingly doubtful that any person groks quantum mechanics.
Historically, trigonometry has been applied in areas such as geodesy, surveying, celestial mechanics and navigation.
When my grandfather retired, he had over twenty mechanics in his hire.

All 40 example sentences with mechanics

Origin of mechanics

From Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine, tool”).

Words formed from mechanics

Phrases with mechanics

Questions about mechanics

What does mechanics mean?: Mechanics means the branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass.
What is mechanics in Hindi?: Mechanics in Hindi is यांत्रिकी (yāntrikī). See Mechanics meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is mechanics?: Mechanics is a noun.
How do you pronounce mechanics?: Mechanics is pronounced /məˈkænɪks/ (US).

Words near mechanics in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: mechanics (page history and authors); mechanics (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mechanics (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mechanics (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mechanics (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mechanics (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mechanics (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mechanics (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mechanics (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mechanics (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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