electromechanical

English

Alternative forms

• electro-mechanical

Etymology

Etymology tree

French électro-bor.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Latin electro-bor.

English electro-

Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.?

Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)

Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor.

Latin mēchanicusder.

Old French mecaniquebor.

Middle English mechanic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

Middle English mechanical

English mechanical

English electromechanical

From electro- + mechanical.

Adjective

electromechanical (not comparable)

1. Related to both electricity (or electronics) and mechanics.

Derived terms

• electromechanically
• microelectromechanical
• nanoelectromechanical
• optoelectromechanical

Related terms

• electrical
• mechanical
• mechanoelectrical
• mechatronic

Translations

combining the fields of mechanics and electronics

• Catalan: electromecànic
• Czech: elektromechanický m
• Finnish: sähkömekaaninen
• French: électromécanique (fr)
• Galician: electromecánico (gl)
• German: elektromechanisch
• Greek: ηλεκτρομηχανικός (el) m (ilektromichanikós)
• Italian: elettromeccanico (it)
• Polish: elektromechaniczny (pl)
• Romanian: electromecanic (ro)
• Russian: электромеханический (ru) (elektromexaničeskij)
• Spanish: electromecánico (es)

Noun

electromechanical (plural electromechanicals)

1. An electromechanical component or device.

Anagrams

• mechanoelectrical