้้mech anic/mi'kaenik/n worker skilled in using or repairing machines or tools:a ' car mechanic.
mech an ical/ mi ' kaenik1/ adj 1 of;connected with; produced by or operated by a machine or machines:I have little mechanical knowledge; ie 1 know little about machines. o mechanical power; transport; engineering o a mechanical deice; toy; etc. Cf MANUAL. 2 (a) (of people) acting (as if ) without thinking; in a machine-like way: she was quite mechanical and unthinking in the way she ironed the shirts. (b) (of actions) done (as it) without thought; automatic: a mechanical movement; gesture; response;etc.