"Mechanik" meaning in German

See Mechanik in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /meˈçaːnɪk/, /mɛˈçaːnɪk/ Audio: De-Mechanik.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Mechanik2.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
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  1. (uncountable) mechanics (field of study) Tags: feminine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Mechanik-de-noun-2rLsAh62 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Physics Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 80 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 84 6 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 87 5 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 3 4 Disambiguation of Physics: 100 0 0
  2. mechanism (mechanical construction making a part or device work) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Mechanik-de-noun-p8mCOb8Z
  3. mechanism, mechanic (function in a rules-based system or model) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Mechanik-de-noun-wkDbO8Yg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Mechaniker, Quantenmechanik

Inflected forms

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