mechanics
n.
branch of applied mathematics, study of the movement of bodies and forces; study of machines; technical workings or details of a particular thing
mechanic
n.
skilled repairman of cars or machines
Mechanics
Mechanics (
Greek ) is the branch of
physics concerned with the behaviour of
physical bodies when subjected to
forces or
displacements, and the subsequent effect of the bodies on their environment.The discipline has its roots in several ancient civilizations:
ancient Greece, where
Aristotle studied the way bodies behaved when they were thrown through the air (e.g. a stone);
ancient China, with figures such as
Zhang Heng,
Shen Kuo, and
Su Song; and
ancient India, with thinkers such as
Kanada,
Aryabhata, and
Brahmagupta. During the
Middle Ages, significant contributions to mechanics were made by
Muslim scientists, such as
Muhammad ibn Musa,
Alhacen,
Avicenna,
Avempace,
al-Baghdadi, and
al-Khazini. During the
early modern period, scientists such as
Galileo,
Kepler, and especially
Newton, laid the foundation for what is now known as
Newtonian mechanics.
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Mechanics
mechanics
Noun
1. the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
(hypernym) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
(hyponym) classical mechanics, Newtonian mechanics
(class) reaction
2. the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"
(synonym) mechanism
(hypernym) performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action
mechanic
Noun
1. a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
(synonym) machinist, shop mechanic
(hypernym) craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer
2. someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
(synonym) automobile mechanic, auto-mechanic, car-mechanic, grease monkey
(hypernym) repairman, repairer, maintenance man, service man, fixer
Adjective
1. resembling the action of a machine; "from blank to blank a threadless way I pushed mechanic feet"- Emily Dickenson
(similar) mechanical
Mechanics
(n.)
That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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