mechanic : Idioms & Phrases
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airplane mechanics
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noun the craft of building and repairing airplanes
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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.
Webster 1913
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.
Webster 1913
auto mechanics
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noun the craft of building and repairing automobiles
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auto-mechanic
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noun someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
auto-mechanic; grease monkey; automobile mechanic; mechanic.
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automobile mechanic
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noun someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
auto-mechanic; grease monkey; automobile mechanic; mechanic.
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car-mechanic
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noun someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
auto-mechanic; grease monkey; automobile mechanic; mechanic.
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celestial mechanics
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noun the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies
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classical mechanics
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noun the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion
classical mechanics.
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fluid mechanics
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noun study of the mechanics of fluids
hydraulics.
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mechanic's lien
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noun lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure
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newtonian mechanics
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noun the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion
classical mechanics.
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quantum mechanics
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noun the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)
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shop mechanic
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noun a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
machinist; mechanic.
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statistical mechanics
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noun the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles
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wave mechanics
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noun the modern form of quantum theory; an extension of quantum mechanics based on Schrodinger's equation; atomic events are explained as interactions between particle waves
