mechanical

Questions about mechanical

What does mechanical mean?

mechanical means "using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mechanical?

mechanical has 4 syllables: me-chan-i-cal. The stress falls on "chan". In IPA it is /məˈkænɪkəl/.

What is another word for mechanical?

Close synonyms include mechanically skillful, technical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of mechanical?

The recorded antonyms are nonmechanical.

Is mechanical a common word?

mechanical is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with mechanical?

1 word rhymes with mechanical. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.