mechanics

[Me*chanĀ·ics]

Mechanics is the science of things in motion. If you're a physicist and your specialty is mechanics, you most likely study the way physical bodies are affected by forces and how they affect their environment.

...

That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies.

Noun
the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"

Noun
the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference


n.
That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies.


Mechanics

Me*chan"ics , n. [Cf. F. m'82canique.] That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies. &hand; That part of mechanics which considers the action of forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called statics; that which relates to such action in producing motion is called dynamics. The term mechanics includes the action of forces on all bodies, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is sometimes, however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of solid bodies only: The mechanics of liquid bodies is called also hydrostatics, or hydrodynamics, according as the laws of rest or of motion are considered. The mechanics of gaseous bodies is called also pneumatics. The mechanics of fluids in motion, with special reference to the methods of obtaining from them useful results, constitutes hydraulics. Animal mechanics (Physiol.), that portion of physiology which has for its object the investigation of the laws of equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the bones forming the arms of the levers, the contractile muscles the power, the joints the fulcra or points of support, while the weight of the body or of the individual limbs constitutes the weight or resistance. -- Applied mechanics, the principles of abstract mechanics applied to human art; also, the practical application of the laws of matter and motion to the construction of machines and structures of all kinds.

That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies.

...

Usage Examples

If you examine this, I think that you will find that it's the mechanics of Japanese architecture that have been thought of as the direct influence upon our architecture.

At a car dealership, the person who sells the car is the hero, and also gets the commission. But if the mechanics don't service that car well, the customer won't return.

As you get older, things conk out. It's a bit like a car. As long as it's something the mechanics can fix, you can chug on for a few more thousand miles.

I've got a great team of engineers behind this race car. I've got a great bunch of mechanics that make it reliable. This car is developed to go out there and be better than the Reynard, and I feel that it is.

My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience of having lived in a fear society and studied the mechanics of tyranny that sustain such a society.

I would do it today because the thing that appealed to me was not necessarily the mechanics of the robot, but it was his personality and how funny and charming he was.

Misspelled Form

mechanics, nmechanics, jmechanics, kmechanics, ,mechanics, mechanics, nechanics, jechanics, kechanics, ,echanics, echanics, mnechanics, mjechanics, mkechanics, m,echanics, m echanics, mwechanics, m3echanics, m4echanics, mrechanics, msechanics, mdechanics, mwchanics, m3chanics, m4chanics, mrchanics, mschanics, mdchanics, mewchanics, me3chanics, me4chanics, merchanics, meschanics, medchanics, mexchanics, medchanics, mefchanics, mevchanics, me chanics, mexhanics, medhanics, mefhanics, mevhanics, me hanics, mecxhanics, mecdhanics, mecfhanics, mecvhanics, mec hanics, mecghanics, mecyhanics, mecuhanics, mecjhanics, mecnhanics, mecganics, mecyanics, mecuanics, mecjanics, mecnanics, mechganics, mechyanics, mechuanics, mechjanics, mechnanics, mechqanics, mechwanics, mechsanics, mechzanics, mechqnics, mechwnics, mechsnics, mechznics, mechaqnics, mechawnics, mechasnics, mechaznics, mechabnics, mechahnics, mechajnics, mechamnics, mecha nics, mechabics, mechahics, mechajics, mechamics, mecha ics, mechanbics, mechanhics, mechanjics, mechanmics, mechan ics, mechanuics, mechan8ics, mechan9ics, mechanoics, mechanjics, mechankics, mechanucs, mechan8cs, mechan9cs, mechanocs, mechanjcs, mechankcs, mechaniucs, mechani8cs, mechani9cs, mechaniocs, mechanijcs, mechanikcs, mechanixcs, mechanidcs, mechanifcs, mechanivcs, mechani cs, mechanixs, mechanids, mechanifs, mechanivs, mechani s, mechanicxs, mechanicds, mechanicfs, mechanicvs, mechanic s, mechanicas, mechanicws, mechanices, mechanicds, mechanicxs, mechaniczs, mechanica, mechanicw, mechanice, mechanicd, mechanicx, mechanicz, mechanicsa, mechanicsw, mechanicse, mechanicsd, mechanicsx, mechanicsz.

Other Usage Examples

After you start learning all about the mechanics of piloting a riverboat, you stop seeing all the pretty sunsets and you start thinking about the weather.

But the mechanics of learning to 'throw your voice' are pretty simple. Anyone with a tongue, an upper palate, teeth, and a normal speaking voice can learn ventriloquism.

I was 17 and just learning what high fidelity was, what good sound was, and learning the mechanics of tape machines. It was a real education, going right from the consumer end to the record factory.

I've always been homeschooled, so doing it on set is kind of the same thing. My mom makes it very interactive - we'll get a book on chocolate and learn how to make it, or she will buy antique items. I love military history, the mechanics and strategy of it.

It really depends, but, generally speaking, just because of the mechanics of it, voice-over is easier because there is no hair, no makeup, no wardrobe, no fittings, no line memorizing. You don't have to me woken up in Russia at 6 in the morning and go film a scene. It's just easier on the body, the family life to do voice-overs.

It is so characteristic, that just when the mechanics of reproduction are so vastly improved, there are fewer and fewer people who know how the music should be played.

The birth of science as we know it arguably began with Isaac Newton's formulation of the laws of gravitation and motion. It is no exaggeration to say that physics was reborn in the early 20th-century with the twin revolutions of quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity.

Comments


Browse Dictionary