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mechanics
has definitions from the fields of physics,mechanics
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[ noun ] (physics,mechanics) the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
Used in print (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)This has an interesting analogy with the assumption stated by Philippoff that `` the deformational mechanics of elastic solids can be applied to flowing solutions '' . There is one exception to the above statement as has been pointed_out , and that is that fluids can relax by flowing into fields of lower rates of shear , so the statement should be modified by stating that the mechanics are similar . If the mechanics are similar , we can also infer that the thermodynamics will also be similar . |
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[ noun ] the technical aspects of doing something
Synonyms Examples "a mechanism of social control" "mechanisms of communication" "the mechanics of prose style" Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)Then I plan my attack : the parts I will finish first , the range of values , the accenting of minor details - all_in_all , mechanics of producing the finished job with a maximum of crispness . (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)It is she who says aye or nay to the intimate questions of sexual technique and mechanics - not the husband . Related terms |
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