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)
- 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)
Derived terms
See also
Noun
mécanique f (plural mécaniques)
Derived terms
- mécanique des fluides
- mécanique des solides
- mécanique quantique
- rouler des mécaniques
Related terms
Descendants
- → Persian: مکانیک (mekânik)
Further reading
- “mécanique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.