psychomechanics

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noun

mechanical psychophysics

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

nounpsychomechanics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemechanical psychophysics

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  6. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  7. Latinmēchanicus
  8. Englishmechanics
  9. Englishpsychomechanics

From psycho- + mechanics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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