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Mechanical
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A mechanic.
(2):
(a.) Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing; mechanical verses; mechanical service.
(3):
(a.) Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools; made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical precision; mechanical products.
(4):
(a.) Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under Geometric.
(5):
(a.) Made and operated by interaction of forces without a directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe.
(6):
(a.) Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter, as distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical deposits.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mechanical'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/mechanical.html. 1828.
