mechanistic
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mechanistic
- /ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/
adjective more mechanistic · most mechanistic
- Having the impersonal and automatic characteristics of a machine. The graceful, otherworldly sounds on which the first movement was built gave way to sharply articulated, dissonantly blaring woodwind and brass chords, and eventually to a mechanistic passage that combined rumbling low notes and a steady, searing high pitch.
- Predetermined by, or as if by, a mechanism.
- Having a physical or biological cause. Such ateleological explanation is what is meant by mechanistic explanation in the broad sense.
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adj by, or as if by, a mechanism
| Français | mécaniste |
|---|---|
| Русский | механисти́ческий mexanistíčeskij |
Talk about this word "mechanistic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mechanistic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mechanistic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mechanistic "mechanistic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mechanistic.
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@misc{mechanistic_2026,
title = {mechanistic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mechanistic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
