Latvian

Adjective

mehānisks (def. mehāniskais, comp. mehāniskāks, sup. vismehāniskākais; adv. mehāniski)

1. mechanical (relating to the motion of bodies and their resulting interactions)

   mehāniskā enerģija‎ ― mechanical energy

   materiāla mehāniskās īpašības‎ ― mechanical properties of the material

   mehāniskā sistēma‎ ― mechanical system

   mehāniskais darbs‎ ― mechanical work

   mehāniskais līdzsvars‎ ― mechanical equilibrium

2. mechanical (realtingd to a mechanism or machine, producing mechanisms or machines, working with the help of a mechanism or machine)

   mehāniskā terapija‎ ― mechanical therapy

   mehāniskā darbnīca, mehāniskais cehs‎ ― machine-shop (lit. mechanical workshop)

   mehāniskais veseris‎ ― mechanical hammer

   mehāniskās rotaļlietas‎ ― mechanical toys

3. mechanical (happening without the participation of consciousness, unconscious; without active, creative participation, one-sided)

   mehānisks darbs‎ ― mechanical work

   mehāniska iemācīšanās no galvas‎ ― mechanical learning by heart (lit. from head)

Declension

Related terms

• mehānika
• mehāniķis, mehāniķe
• mehānisms