Meanings
adjectivebiomechanical (not comparable)
alternative biomechanic · alternative bio-mechanical
- not comparableOf or pertaining to biomechanics
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmechanic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Middle Englishmechanical
- Englishmechanical
- Englishbiomechanical
From bio- + mechanical.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish biomekaaninen
- biomekaaninenof or pertaining to biomechanics
French biomécanique
- biomécaniqueof or pertaining to biomechanics
Polish biomechaniczny
- biomechanicznyof or pertaining to biomechanics
Cite this entry
APA
biomechanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biomechanical
MLA
“biomechanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biomechanical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biomechanical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biomechanical.
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