| NOUN | cognition | mechanics | the branch of physics concerned with the motion / motion of bodies in a frame of reference |
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| act | mechanics, mechanism | the technical aspects of doing something |
| Sounds | mahkae'nihks | |
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| Rhymes | acoustics ... UNIX: 110 rhymes with ihks... | |
| Meaning | The branch of physics concerned with the motion / motion of bodies in a frame of reference. | |
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| Category of | jerk | (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration |
| reaction | (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body | |
| Narrower | aeromechanics, aerodynamics | The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow |
| classical mechanics, Newtonian mechanics | The branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion | |
| dynamics, kinetics | The branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies | |
| fluid mechanics, hydraulics | study of the mechanics of fluids | |
| kinematics | The branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass | |
| pneumatics | The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases | |
| statics | The branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium | |
| Broader | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Spanish | mecánica | |
| Catalan | mecànica | |
| Adjectives | mechanical | relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics |
| Meaning | The technical aspects of doing something. | |
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| Example | "the mechanics of prose style" | |
| Synonym | mechanism | |
| Broader | performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action | The act of performing |
| Spanish | mecánica, mecanismo | |
| Catalan | mecanisme | |
| Adjectives | mechanical | using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices |
| mechanical | relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics | |
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