Meanings
adjectiveoptomechanical (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to optomechanics
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
- Ancient Greekὄπωπᾰ (ópōpă)
- Ancient Greekὀπτός (optós)
- Englishopto-
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmechanic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Middle Englishmechanical
- Englishmechanical
- Englishoptomechanical
From opto- + mechanical.
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APA
optomechanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optomechanical
MLA
“optomechanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optomechanical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “optomechanical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optomechanical.
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