mechanization

English

Alternative forms

• mechanisation

Etymology

mechanize +‎ -ation

Noun

mechanization (countable and uncountable, plural mechanizations)

1. The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry.

Translations

the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour

• Asturian: mecanización f
• Catalan: mecanització f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 機械化／机械化 (zh) (jīxièhuà), 机械化 (zh) (jīxièhuà)

• French: mécanisation (fr) f
• Galician: mecanización (gl) f
• German: Mechanisierung f
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• Greek: εκμηχάνιση (el) f (ekmichánisi)
• Italian: meccanizzazione (it) f
• Japanese: 機械化 (きかいか, kikaika)
• Portuguese: mecanização f
• Russian: механиза́ция (ru) f (mexanizácija)
• Spanish: mecanización (es) f

See also

• Industrial Revolution