micromechanical

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adjective

of or pertaining to micromechanics

OriginEnglish mechanical ← Middle English mechanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
UncommonScrabble 28
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Meanings

adjectivemicromechanical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof or pertaining to micromechanics
nounmicromechanical (plural micromechanicals)

plural micromechanicals

  1. A micromechanical device or component

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  7. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  8. Latinmēchanicus
  9. Old Frenchmecanique
  10. Middle Englishmechanic
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Middle Englishmechanical
  14. Englishmechanical
  15. Englishmicromechanical

From micro- + mechanical.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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