MECHANICAL PHENOMENON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mechanical phenomenon mean? 

• MECHANICAL PHENOMENON (noun)
  The noun MECHANICAL PHENOMENON has 1 sense:

1. a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects

  Familiarity information: MECHANICAL PHENOMENON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MECHANICAL PHENOMENON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("mechanical phenomenon" is a kind of...):

physical phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mechanical phenomenon"):

inertia ((physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force)

leverage; purchase (the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever)

sound (mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium)

flight; trajectory (the path followed by an object moving through space)

resistance (any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion)