If you describe someone's action as mechanical, you mean that they do it automatically, without thinking about it. It is real prayer, and not mechanical repetition + mechanically me·chani·cal·ly He nodded mechanically, his eyes fixed on the girl. adj. mechanical efficiency mechanical advantage mechanical energy mechanical engineering mechanical system
Postcards that have moving parts It may be simple as a die cut top revealing a different idea of the previous image when opened It could be as complicated as pulling a tab for a curtain to move and totally change pictures Some mechanicals have wheels that change the faces on a body or dates on a calendar
Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing; mechanical verses; mechanical service
A mechanical device has parts that move when it is working, often using power from an engine or from electricity. a small mechanical device that taps out the numbers. the oldest working mechanical clock in the world + mechanically me·chani·cal·ly The air was circulated mechanically
A paste up of all design elements and type proofs in position for photochemical reproduction
The actual artwork sent to the printer or trade bureau is referred to as a mechanical However, common usage goes further in specifying a mechanical as a board or base layer onto which camera ready artwork has been mounted A second layer, often a clear sheet of plastic, contains the photographs and or transparencies mounted in position A sheet of tracing or other semitransparent paper is often attached and includes special information or instructions (e g , make this type blue, or this logo red)
relating to or concerned with machinery or tools; "mechanical arts"; "mechanical design"; "mechanical skills"
A mechanical is an item usually made from brass that moves by means of a spring The term is loosely applied to any item that has moving parts
relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics; "a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance"; "the mechanical pressure of a strong wind"
In traditional publishing, one or more artboards with type galleys, line art, "for-position-only" photostats, and tissue overlays to indicate color In electronic publishing, the final camera-ready page with position-only stats keyed to flat art to be stripped in by the printer