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English noun: mechanics | |||
| 1. | mechanics (cognition) the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aerodynamics, aeromechanics, classical mechanics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, hydraulics, kinematics, kinetics, Newtonian mechanics, pneumatics, statics | ||
| Domain category members | jerk, reaction | ||
| 2. | mechanics (act) the technical aspects of doing something | ||
| Samples | A mechanism of social control. Mechanisms of communication. The mechanics of prose style. | ||
| Synonyms | mechanism | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carrying into action, carrying out, execution, performance | ||
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