Me-chăn'ic or Me-chăn'ic-al1, a.
a. [Lat. mechanicus, Gr. μηχανικός, from μηχανή, a machine; Fr. mécanique, Pr. mechanic, Sp. & Pg. mecánico, It. meccanico. See MACHINE.]
Sense 1. Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; depending upon mechanism or machinery.
Sense 2. Hence, done as if by a machine, or without conscious exertion of will; proceeding from habit, not from intention or reflection; as, a mechanical action or movement.
Sense 3. Belonging or relating to those who live by hand-labor; of the artisan class.
*To make a god, a hero, or a king, Descend to a mechanic dialect.* Roscommon.
Sense 4. Hence, ill bred; low; vulgar. [Obs. and rare.]
Sense 5. Made by mechanical means, and not by chemical action; as, mechanical deposits.