mechanokinetics

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noun

The ability to cause movement (of artificial limbs etc) by means of the mind

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

nounmechanokinetics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableengineeringThe ability to cause movement (of artificial limbs etc) by means of the mind

Origin

  1. Latinmēchanicus
  2. Old Frenchmecanique
  3. Middle Englishmekanyk
  4. Englishmechan(ic)
  5. Englishmechano-
  6. Englishkinetics
  7. Englishmechanokinetics

From mechano- + kinetics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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