semimechanical

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adjective

Somewhat or partly mechanical.

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

adjectivesemimechanical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSomewhat or partly mechanical.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  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. Englishsemimechanical

From semi- + mechanical.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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