Words / B1

m-uh-KAN-ikl/məˈkænɪkl/

Mechanical means connected with machines, or done without thought: a mechanical fault; a mechanical reply. Mechanic is the person (already in the dictionary). Automatic is a close twin for machines. Trains: a mechanical fault grounded the last service.

Meaning

Connected with machines and engines; also done without thought, like a machine.

Examples

• “A mechanical fault grounded the last train north.”
• “A mechanical “thanks” in the complaints reply is not an apology.”

Good to know

a mechanical fault / engineer. Person: a mechanic. Thoughtless: a mechanical reply. Transport news. Not “mechanicle”.

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