non-mechanical
adjective
(alsononmechanical)uk/ˌnɒn.məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌnɑːn.məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/notinvolvingamachineor made toworklike amachine:
The mostcommonnon-mechanicalcausesforambulancecrashesarecollisionswithobstaclessuch aslamppostsand othercars.
Only nonmechanicalgardentoolswereavailableforloan.
- Ourmixerwasbroken, so we had tostirthebattervianon-mechanicalmeans.
- There are nonmechanicalsolutionsfor unclogging asinkdrain, but theonesthatinvolvecausticchemicalsmightpresentotherproblems.
- Heprefersto use a non-mechanicalpencilfor hisdraftingwork.
- There has been a highdemandfor non-mechanicaldolls,especiallythose made tolooklikebabies.
- Someaircraftaccidentsare attributed to a nonmechanicalmishap, such as acollisionwith abird.
Engineering - mechanical
- -engined
- air-cooled
- artificer
- automative
- bionics
- crank
- dolly
- drive shaft
- engage
- gasman
- go on
- horsepower
- mechanical
- mechanize
- neutral
- oilcan
- servomotor
- tappet
- tick over
- valve