Mechanics

Noun

 * 1)  The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass
 * 2) The design and construction of machines.
 * 3)  Spelling and punctuation.

Derived terms

 * aeromechanics
 * analytic mechanics
 * biomechanics
 * body mechanics
 * celestial mechanics
 * classical mechanics
 * electromechanics
 * fluid mechanics
 * gas mechanics
 * hereditary mechanics
 * hydromechanics
 * magnetomechanics
 * matrix mechanics


 * micromechanics
 * molecular mechanics
 * Newtonian mechanics
 * nonquantum mechanics
 * nonrelativistic mechanics
 * particle mechanics
 * quantum mechanics
 * relativistic mechanics
 * rock mechanics
 * soil mechanics
 * statistical mechanics
 * wave mechanics

Thesaurus
Newtonian physics, acoustics, aerophysics, applied physics, art, astrophysics, basic conductor physics, biophysics, chemical physics, craft, cryogenics, crystallography, cytophysics, electron physics, electronics, electrophysics, geophysics, macrophysics, mathematical physics, mechanism, medicophysics, method, microphysics, natural philosophy, natural science, nuclear physics, optics, philosophy, physic, physical chemistry, physical science, physicochemistry, physicomathematics, physics, psychophysics, radiation physics, radionics, science, skill, solar physics, solid-state physics, statics, stereophysics, technic, technical know-how, technical knowledge, technical skill, technics, technique, technology, theoretical physics, thermodynamics, zoophysics

Etymology
From mechanicus: from  μηχανικός: from μηχανή:

Pronunciation
me·chan·ics \Me*chan"ics\
 * AHD: /mĕkănĭks/

Translations

 * Bulgarian: Механика (mehanika)
 * Catalan: mecànica
 * Chinese: 力学 (lì xué)
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: mechanica
 * Estonian: mehaanika
 * Finnish:
 * French: Mécanique
 * Galician: mecánica
 * German: Mechanik
 * Greek: μηχανική
 * Hebrew: מכניקה (mekanik?)


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 力学 (kyugaku)
 * Korean: 역학 (yeokhak)
 * Latin: mechanicus
 * Norwegian: mekanikk
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: Механика (mekhanika/mehanika)
 * Sindhi:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: mekanik
 * Vietnamese: Cơ học, Cơhọc [力学]

Anagrams

 * mischance