Adjective
the snapping of the handcuffs was followed by a mechanic reading of the suspect's rights
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Adjective
Home in foreclosure, a mobile mechanic Online records show that his Canby Street home was in foreclosure last year and sold in September for $60,000.—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025 In the footage, a large coastal carpet python rests on a mechanic shop's floor.—Kelli Bender, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
Cheating, hacking and opaque loot box mechanics often undermine player trust.—Faizy Ahmed, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Quantum mechanics is based on a mathematical method used to describe very ordinary physical effects.—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mechanic
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Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, probably from Middle French mecanique, adjective & noun, from Latin mechanicus, from Greek mēchanikos, from mēchanē
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