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Etymology
From Gr. μη�ανική (mechanike), from Ancient Greek μη�ανή (mehane) "machine, tool", from μή�ο�, μά�ο� (mehos, mahos) "device, assistance, way".

Pronunciation
me·chan·ics
AHD: /m�k�nĭks/
\Me*chan"ics
Noun
en-noun|-

1. physics The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass
2. The design and construction of machines

Translations

Bulgarian: �е�аника (mehanika)
Catalan: mecànica f
Chinese: �学 (lì xué)
Croatian: t-|hr|mehanika|f
Czech: t-|cs|mechanic
Dutch: mechanica
Estonian: mehaanika
Finnish: t-|fi|mekaniikka
French: Mécanique m
Galician: mecánica
German: Mechanik
Greek: �η�ανική f (michaniki, mihaniki) (:el:�η�ανική|el)
Hebrew: ��נ�ק� (mekanik?)
Italian: t+|it|meccanica|f
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Japanese: �学 (kyugaku)
Korean: �� (yeokhak)
Latin: mechanicus
Norwegian: mekanikk
Polish: mechanika f
Portuguese: mecânica f
Russian: �е�аника (mekhanika/mehanika)
Slovenian: mehanika f
Spanish: mecánica f
Vietnamese: Cơ h�c, Cơh�c [�学]

Derived terms
aeromechanics
analytic mechanics
biomechanics
body mechanics
celestial mechanics
classical mechanics
electromechanics
fluid mechanics
gas mechanics
hereditary mechanics
hydromechanics
magnetomechanics
matrix mechanics
micromechanics
molecular mechanics
Newtonian mechanics
nonquantum mechanics
nonrelativistic mechanics
particle mechanics
quantum mechanics
relativistic mechanics
rock mechanics
soil mechanics
statistical mechanics
wave mechanics

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• 2007-11-13 01:34 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for cs, fi, it

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