Look up: mechanics

1. mechanics
   [n] - the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
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2. Mechanics
   Me·chan'ics noun [ Confer French mécanique .] That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies. » That part of mechanics which considers the action of forces in producing rest or equilibr...
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3. mechanics
   That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies. ... That part of mechanics which considers the action of forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called statics; that which relates to such action in producing motion is called dynamics. The term mecha...
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4. mechanics
   noun the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
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5. mechanics
   (mә-kan´iks) the science dealing with the motions of material bodies. body mechanics the application of kinesiology to use of the body in daily life activities and to the prevention and correction of problems related to posture.
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6. Mechanics
   • (n.) That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies.
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7. mechanics
   science concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces, including the special case in which a body remains at rest. Of first concern ... [10 related articles]
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8. mechanics
   Type: Term Pronunciation: mĕ-kan′iks Definitions: 1. The science of the action of forces in promoting motion or equilibrium.
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9. mechanics
   mechanics, branch of physics concerned with motion and the forces that tend to cause it; it includes study of the mechanical properties of matter, such as density, elasticity, and viscosity. Mechanics may be roughly divided into statics and dynamics; statics deals with bodies at rest and is concerne...
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10. Mechanics
    The science of motion, affording theoretical description by means of specification of position of particles bound by relations to other particles, usually having no extension but possessing mass. This involves space and time and frames of reference (in a relative fashion). Particles are assumed to t...
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11. Mechanics
    Mechanics is the term originally used to denote the general principles involved in the construction of machinery. Latterly the term became divorced from all direct connection with practical applications, and dealt entirely with abstract questions in which the laws of force and motion were involved. ...
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12. mechanics
    Branch of physics dealing with the motions of bodies and the forces causing these motions, and also with the forces acting on bodies in equilibrium. It is usually divided into dynamics and statics. Quantum mechanics is the system based on quantum theory, which has superseded Newtonian mechanics in th...
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13. Mechanics
    `Mechanics` (Μηχανική-->) is the branch of physics concerned with the behavior of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effects of the bodies on their environment. The discipline has its roots in several ancient civilizations (see ...
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14. Mechanics
    (Aristotle) `Mechanics` (or Mechanica or Mechanical Problems) is a text traditionally attributed to Aristotle, though his authorship of it is disputed. Thomas Winter has suggested that the author was Archytas. During the Renaissance, an edition of this work was published ...
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