mécanique

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mechanicus (“of or belonging to machines”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós, “pertaining to machines”), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, contrivance”) (whence machine).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ka.nik/

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Adjective

mécanique (plural mécaniques)

1. mechanical (of or pertaining to a machine)

   laveuse mécanique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   escalier mécanique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (derogatory) mechanical, lifeless

Derived terms

• mécaniquement
• mécanicien

Related terms

• machinal

Noun

mécanique f (plural mécaniques)

1. mechanics

   mécanique des fluides ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   mécanique des solides ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   mécanique quantique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   rouler des mécaniques ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Related terms

• mécanisme

Descendants

• → Persian: مکانیک (mekânik)

Further reading

• “mécanique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012