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Definition of mechanic noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mechanic

noun
 
 
/məˈkænɪk/
 
/məˈkænɪk/
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  1.  
    [countable] a person whose job is repairing machines, especially the engines of vehicles
    • a car/motor mechanic
    Topics Transport by car or lorryb2, Jobsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • skilled
    • chief
    • …
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  2. mechanics
     [uncountable] the science of movement and force see also quantum mechanicsTopics Physics and chemistryc1
  3. mechanics
     [uncountable] the practical study of machines
    • the school’s car maintenance department where students learn basic mechanics
  4. mechanics
     the working parts of a machine
    • He looks at the mechanics of a car before the bodywork.
  5. the mechanics
     [plural] the way something works or is done
    • The exact mechanics of how payment will be made will be decided later.
    6. Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to manual labour’): via Old French or Latin from Greek mēkhanikos, from mēkhanē, from mēkhos ‘contrivance’.
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