different between mechatronics vs mechanical

English

Etymology

Blend of mechanics +? electronics

Noun

mechatronics (uncountable)

1. The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
   • 1989, Makoto Kajitani, A Concept of Mechatronics

     Advanced technology to create energy-saving, resorce-saving and highly intelligent systems by integrating mechanics, electronics and software is called mechatronics.

   • 2012, Alex A. Kecskes, The Rise of the Mechatronics Engineer

     So what's this new hybrid called a Mechatronics Engineer? Simply stated, these pros apply mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering theory and techniques to create automated, intelligent products, smart devices, and industrial control systems--systems that can then be "taught" to improve their performance. This is where many future engineering jobs are headed.

Synonyms

• electromechanical systems

Derived terms

• micromechatronics

Related terms

• mechatronic

Translations

See also

• electromechanical
• systems

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??kæn?k(?)l/

Adjective

mechanical (comparative more mechanical, superlative most mechanical)

1. (now rare) Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.
2. Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on mass).

3. Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).

4. Done by machine.

5. Using mechanics (the design and construction of machines): being a machine.

6. As if performed by a machine: lifeless or mindless.

7. (of a person) Acting as if one were a machine: lifeless or mindless.
8. (informal) Handy with machines.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

mechanical (plural mechanicals)

1. (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.

2. One who does manual labor, especially one who is similar to Shakespeare's rude mechanicals
3. (science fiction) A robot or mechanical creature.
4. (engineering) A mechanical engineer.
5. (cycling) An instance of equipment failure.
6. (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.
7. (archaic) A machine that performs a job typically accomplished using an animal or manual labor.

Synonyms

• (camera-ready artwork): pasteup

Further reading

• "mechanical" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 201.