Mechanik

See also: mechanik

German

Etymology

From Latin mēchanicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈçaːnɪk/, /mɛˈçaːnɪk/

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Noun

Mechanik f (genitive Mechanik, plural Mechaniken)

1. (uncountable) mechanics (field of study)
2. mechanism (mechanical construction making a part or device work)
3. mechanism, mechanic (function in a rules-based system or model)

Declension

Declension of Mechanik [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mechanik	die	Mechaniken
genitive	einer	der	Mechanik	der	Mechaniken
dative	einer	der	Mechanik	den	Mechaniken
accusative	eine	die	Mechanik	die	Mechaniken

Derived terms

• Mechaniker
• Quantenmechanik

Further reading

• “Mechanik” in Duden online
• “Mechanik”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Luxembourgish

Noun

Mechanik f (plural Mechaniken)

1. mechanics