electromechanical

adjective

Related to both electricity (or electronics) and mechanics.

OriginEnglish mechanical ← Middle English mechanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectiveelectromechanical (not comparable)

alternative electro-mechanical

  1. not comparableRelated to both electricity (or electronics) and mechanics.
nounelectromechanical (plural electromechanicals)

plural electromechanicals · alternative electro-mechanical

  1. An electromechanical component or device.

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  8. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  9. Latinmēchanicus
  10. Old Frenchmecanique
  11. Middle Englishmechanic
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Middle Englishmechanical
  15. Englishmechanical
  16. Englishelectromechanical

From electro- + mechanical.

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Translations

Catalan electromecànic
  • electromecàniccombining the fields of mechanics and electronics
Czech elektromechanický
  • elektromechanickýcombining the fields of mechanics and electronics
Finnish sähkömekaaninen
  • sähkömekaaninencombining the fields of mechanics and electronics
French électromécanique
  • électromécaniquecombining the fields of mechanics and electronics
German elektromechanisch
  • elektromechanischcombining the fields of mechanics and electronics
Greek ηλεκτρομηχανικός
  • ηλεκτρομηχανικός (ilektromichanikós)combining the fields of mechanics and electronics
Italian elettromeccanico
  • elettromeccanicocombining the fields of mechanics and electronics
Polish elektromechaniczny
  • elektromechanicznycombining the fields of mechanics and electronics
Romanian electromecanic
  • electromecaniccombining the fields of mechanics and electronics
Russian электромеханический
  • электромеханический (elektromexaničeskij)combining the fields of mechanics and electronics
Spanish electromecánico
  • electromecánicocombining the fields of mechanics and electronics

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mechanoelectrical
Cite this entry
APA

electromechanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromechanical

MLA

“electromechanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromechanical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electromechanical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromechanical.

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