English Explanatory Dictionary

mechanically

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. From a mechanical point of view.
  2. In a mechanical manner, mindlessly, thoughtlessly, automatically, without thinking.

Pronunciation

/məˈkænɪkli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mechanically.wav

Word forms

mechanically more mechanically most mechanically

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek μηχᾰνῐκός (mēkhănĭkós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mechanic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English mechanical English mechanical Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English mechanically From mechanical + -ly.

Derived words

chemomechanically cytomechanically magnetomechanically mechanically separated meat nanomechanically quantum-mechanically
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