mécanique

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mechanicus (“of or belonging to machines”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós, “pertaining to machines”), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, contrivance”) (whence machine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.ka.nik/
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Adjective

mécanique (plural mécaniques)

  1. mechanical (of or pertaining to a machine)
    laveuse mécanique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    escalier mécanique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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Noun

mécanique f (plural mécaniques)

  1. mechanics

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