electromechanics

noun

the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by electrostatics or electromagnetics

OriginEnglish mechanics ← Latin mēchanicus ← Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós) →
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Meanings

nounelectromechanics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablethe engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by electrostatics or electromagnetics

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. Englishmechanics
  11. Englishelectromechanics

From electro- + mechanics.

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Translations

Finnish sähkömekaniikka
  • sähkömekaniikkaengineering aspects of electric devices
French électromécanique
  • électromécaniqueengineering aspects of electric devices
Russian электромеха́ника
  • электромеха́ника (elektromexánika)engineering aspects of electric devices
Spanish electromecánica
  • electromecánicaengineering aspects of electric devices
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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