mechanistic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mek′ə nis′tik)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mech•a•nis•tic /ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of or relating to mechanics.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mech•a•nis•tic  (mek′ə nis′tik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
  2. of or pertaining to mechanics.
  3. mechanical.
  • mechanist + -ic 1880–85
mech′a•nis′ti•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mechanistic / ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/
  1. of or relating to the theory of mechanism
  2. of or relating to mechanics
ˌmechaˈnistically
'mechanistic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Cartesian - Gaia hypothesis - decidable - depersonalize - mechanist - mechanomorphism

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