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mechanical

 
 
/mɪˈkænɪkəl/ adjective

Translation

MACHINE relating to or operated by machines
makinaya ait, makinayla çalışan, mekanik
a mechanical engineer a mechanical device253
BEHAVIOUR If you do something in a mechanical way, you do it without emotion or without thinking about it.
düşünmeden/duygusal bağ kurmadan yapılan; mekanik, otomatik
a mechanical performance1782
mechanically adverb
mekanik açıdan
(Definition of mechanical adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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