aeromechanic

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noun

A mechanic in the aircraft industry

OriginEnglish mechanic ← Middle English mekanyk ← Old French mecanique →
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Meanings

nounaeromechanic (plural aeromechanics)

plural aeromechanics

  1. A mechanic in the aircraft industry

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
  6. Englishaero-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  9. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  10. Latinmēchanicus
  11. Old Frenchmecanique
  12. Middle Englishmekanyk
  13. Englishmechanic
  14. Englishaeromechanic

From aero- + mechanic.

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Translations

Greek αερομηχανικός
  • αερομηχανικός (aeromichanikós)aircraft mechanic
Cite this entry
APA

aeromechanic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeromechanic

MLA

“aeromechanic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeromechanic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aeromechanic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeromechanic.

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