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Automated, typically driven by machines or mechanical devices
“Foundries are able to reuse reclaimed sand from this process using a mechanical process.”
Done or occurring spontaneously, without conscious thought or attention
“The algorithms ran their determined courses, and our thoughts followed one after another, as mechanical and as predictable as the planets in their orbits.”
Unnatural or artificial in one's mannerisms or behavior
“Her face, turned towards Alice, wore a mechanical smile.”
Devoid, or lacking in, emotion or feeling
“He seemed so mechanical in his speech. It was obvious that he struggled speaking to his mother.”
Lacking in the necessary care or attention
“It confirms that parts of Athene's speech to Telemachus have been re-edited in a careless and mechanical fashion.”
Tedious or boring, especially because of a lack of variety
Operated mechanically via winding up
Cold or unfeeling, like a machine or robot
Involving or concerned with applied and industrial science or technology
Related to the physical anatomical structure of a thing
Made through, or related to, manufacturing processes
Following fixed or systematic rules or structures
Inanimate, having no sentience or consciousness
Related to, or resulting from, the mechanics of a device, machine or system
Recurring at uniform intervals
A robot or mechanical creature, typically in science fiction
“Is it a mechanical, or a man in a clockwork suit?”
A layout of artwork that is ready for photographic reproduction
“Since we are dealing with copy in paste-up form, we are now concerned with the preparation and assembly of elements suitable for camera-ready copy, positioned on the mechanical according to the rough layout supplied.”
An employee, especially one who does manual or non-executive work
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