mechanical
adjective
[ mɪˈkanɪk(ə)l ]
• operated by a machine or machinery.
• "a mechanical device"
• (of an action) done without thought or spontaneity; automatic.
• "she stopped the mechanical brushing of her hair"
Similar:
automatic,
machine-like,
unthinking,
unemotional,
unconscious,
involuntary,
instinctive,
routine,
matter-of-fact,
habitual,
inattentive,
unfeeling,
impersonal,
inhuman,
lifeless,
soulless,
uninspired,
unanimated,
casual,
perfunctory,
cursory,
careless,
unimaginative,
negligent,
• relating to physical forces or motion; physical.
• "the smoothness was the result of mechanical abrasion"
• relating to the exclusive legal right to reproduce a particular recorded version of a song or piece of music.
• "mechanical copyright"
mechanical
noun
• the working parts of a vehicle.
• "a major overhaul of the mechanicals"
• a manual worker.
• "rude mechanicals"
Origin:
late Middle English (describing an art or occupation concerned with the construction of machines): via Latin from Greek mēkhanikos (see mechanic) + -al.
