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mechanical

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "mechanical" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

4 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
4syllables

mechanical

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

mechanical is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, mechanical is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofmechanical

1noun
  • Manually created layout of artwork that is camera ready for photographic reproduction.
  • One who does manual labor, especially one who is similar to Shakespeare's rude mechanicals
  • A robot or mechanical creature.
  • A mechanical engineer.
  • An instance of equipment failure.
  • A stop on an organ that is operated by a hand or foot control rather than having to be manually set up in advance.
  • A machine that performs a job typically accomplished using an animal or manual labor.
1adjective
  • Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.
  • Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on mass).

    Example: "mechanical engineering"

  • Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).

    Example: "mechanical dictionary"

  • Done by machine.

    Example: "mechanical task"

  • Using mechanics (the design and construction of machines): being a machine.

    Example: "mechanical arm"

  • As if performed by a machine: lifeless or mindless.

    Example: "a mechanical reply to a question"

  • (of a person) Acting as if one were a machine: lifeless or mindless.

    Example: "The pianist was too mechanical."

  • Handy with machines.

    Example: "Why don't you ask Joe to fix it? He's very mechanical."

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