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mechanician - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
noun noun
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun
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noun dated One skilled in the theory or construction of machines .noun dated One skilled in building, using, or repairing machines, or who makes machines or tools .noun dated One skilled in mechanics.noun dated A machinist.noun dated A scientifically trained practitioner.noun dated A mechanic.
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The universe for a mechanician is a machine that requires an operator; for chemistry — that fiendish employment of decomposing all things — the world is a gas endowed with the power of movement.
The Magic Skin 2007
The universe for a mechanician is a machine that requires an operator; for chemistry -- that fiendish employment of decomposing all things -- the world is a gas endowed with the power of movement.
The Magic Skin Honor�� de Balzac 1824
He was precise about only two things -- motor-timing and calling himself a "mechanician ," not a
The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Sinclair Lewis 1918
I have just typed "mechanician " into the search box.
iMechanica - Comments 2009
Celestial mechanician wrote: how do you account for the Periodic Table that is made up of hydrogen like orbitals?
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Quantum Mechanics, But Were Afraid to Ask Sean 2008
The mechanician was standing bolt upright, planted on both feet, like some victim dropped straight from the gibbet, when Raphael broke in upon him.
The Magic Skin 2007
In fact, a quantum mechanician like Bohr would say that, in the absence of an experiment to determine them, these quantities have no existence at all.
Einstein: An Exchange Bernstein, Jeremy 2007
“‘Ow long d’you give it, Sir?” said the mechanician , turning his white face a little.
On Forsyte 'Change 2004
The mechanician pressed her head down towards her feet.
On Forsyte 'Change 2004
The mechanician poured into three cups, one of which he brought to Eustace with a jug of milk and a basin of damp white sugar.
On Forsyte 'Change 2004
Gammerstang commented on the word mechanician
(noun) - An artisan; one who is versed in mechanics; from French mechanicien. --C.A.M. Fennell's Stanford Dictionary of Anglicised Words and Phrases, 1964
January 31, 2018