geomechanics

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noun

The mechanics of rocks and soil.

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

noungeomechanics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegeographyThe mechanics of rocks and soil.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  8. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  9. Latinmēchanicus
  10. Englishmechanics
  11. Englishgeomechanics

From geo- + mechanics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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