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mechanics

mec·ha·nics

US/məˈkænɪks/ fairly common

noun

1.

the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference

2.

the technical aspects of doing something

  • “a mechanism of social control”
  • “mechanisms of communication”
  • “the mechanics of prose style”
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Origin

From Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine, tool”).

Phrases

  • analytic mechanics
  • body mechanics
  • Bohmian mechanics
  • celestial mechanics
  • classical mechanics
  • continuum mechanics
  • fluid mechanics
  • gas mechanics

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