mechanic

  • 61mechanic — noun 1》 a skilled worker who repairs and maintains machinery. 2》 archaic a manual labourer or artisan. Origin ME (as an adjective in the sense relating to manual labour ): via OFr. or L. from Gk mēkhanikos, from mēkhanē (see machine) …

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  • 62mechanic — n. Artisan, artificer, craftsman, handicraftsman, operative, workman, hand …

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  • 63mechanic — noun 1 (C) someone who is skilled at repairing motor vehicles and machinery 2 mechanics (U) the science that deals with the effects of forces on objects see also: quantum mechanics 3 the mechanics of (doing) sth the way in which something works… …

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  • 64mechanic — n technician, engineer, machinist, Sl. grease monkey; operator, operative, mechanician, repairman; craftsman, artisan, smith, forger, wright, skilled worker, skilled laborer; tinker, Inf. tinkerer, inventor, contriver, concocter; electrician, Sl …

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  • 65mechanic — me·chan·ic …

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  • 66mechanic — [mɪˈkænɪk] noun 1) [C] someone whose job is to repair vehicles and machines 2) mechanics [plural] the way in which something works or is done the mechanics of newspaper reporting[/ex] 3) mechanics [U] the area of physics that deals with the… …

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  • 67mechanic — me•chan•ic [[t]məˈkæn ɪk[/t]] n. 1) a person who repairs machinery 2) a worker skilled in the use of tools and equipment • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME: mechanical < L mēchanicus < Gk mēchanikós …

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  • 68mechanic —   Mekanika, hana mīkini …

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  • 69mechanic — n. a skilled worker, esp. one who makes or uses or repairs machinery. Etymology: ME (orig. as adj.) f. OF mecanique or L mechanicus f. Gk mekhanikos (as MACHINE) …

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  • 70mechanic(al) narcosis — stunning fish for food by vibrations. Clubs can be used to bang on ice of the appropriate thickness (not too thick and slightly brittle) to stun fish just below, or on rocks to stun fish hiding underneath them. Thrown objects from rocks to… …

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