mechanical, adjective, /mɪˈkænɪkəl/
1
affecting or involving a machine.
of or relating to machinery.
The flight has been cancelled due to mechanical failure.
The plane had to make an emergency landing because of mechanical problems.
The flight was delayed because of mechanical problems/difficulties.
a mechanical failure/breakdown I was impressed by her mechanical know-how.
He's a mechanical genius. [=he is a person who is very smart about machines]
mechanical parts/components
2
using power from an engine or machine to do a particular kind of work.
having or using machinery.
a mechanical digger.
a mechanical device.
a mechanical toy/clock/device.
3
a mechanical action, reply etc is one you do without thinking, and has been done many times before.
happening or done without thought or without any effort to be different or interesting.
He was asked the same question so many times that the answer became mechanical.
She gave a mechanical reply.
Copying down the numbers is a boring and mechanical job.
The actor gave a stiff and mechanical performance.
4
someone who is mechanical understands how machines work.
5
(technical) relating to or produced by physical forces.
of or relating to physical energy and forces.
relating to the science of mechanics.
the mechanical properties of solids.
mechanical properties.
mechanically, adverb, /mɪˈkænɪkli/
The actors spoke their lines mechanically, hardly caring about the meaning.
I’m not very mechanically minded (=not good at understanding how machines work and repairing them).
a mechanically complex apparatus.
He's not mechanically inclined. [=he is not knowledgeable about machinery]
