different between mechanical vs madreporier

English

From Middle English mechanical, mechanicalle, mechanycalle, equivalent to mechanic +? -al.

mechanical (comparative more mechanical, superlative most mechanical)

(now rare) Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.
Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on mass).
Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).
Done by machine.
Using mechanics (the design and construction of machines): being a machine.
As if performed by a machine: lifeless or mindless.
(of a person) Acting as if one were a machine: lifeless or mindless.
(informal) Handy with machines.

mechanical (plural mechanicals)

(advertising) Manually created layout of artwork that is camera ready for photographic reproduction.
- 2009, New York State Sales and Use Tax Law and Regulations
  In order to produce the posters, the advertising agency purchases photographs, composition and artwork and fabricates such property to produce layouts and mechanicals.
One who does manual labor, especially one who is similar to Shakespeare's rude mechanicals
(science fiction) A robot or mechanical creature.
(engineering) A mechanical engineer.
(cycling) An instance of equipment failure.
(music) A stop on an organ that is operated by a hand or foot control rather than having to be manually set up in advance.
(archaic) A machine that performs a job typically accomplished using an animal or manual labor.

madreporier (plural madreporiers)

A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes.
A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to be broken down.
A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications.

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