Noun
die Mechanik
Pronunciation: /meˈçaːnɪk/
mechanics (field of study)
C1
rank #6,509
plural Mechaniken
Meanings
Noun
- mechanics (field of study)
- mechanism (mechanical construction making a part or device work)
- mechanism, mechanic (function in a rules-based system or model)
Example sentence
Im ersten Semester lernen die Studenten die Grundlagen der Mechanik.
In the first semester the students learn the basics of mechanics.
Word forms
singular
die Mechanik
plural
die Mechaniken
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Mechanik
Accusativedie Mechanik
Dativeder Mechanik
Genitiveder Mechanik
Plural
Nominativedie Mechaniken
Accusativedie Mechaniken
Dativeden Mechaniken
Genitiveder Mechaniken
Usage
- die Grundlagen der Mechanik — the principles of mechanics; the field of physics
- die Mechanik einer Uhr — a clock's mechanism; a separate concrete sense
In der Vorlesung zur Mechanik berechnen wir Kräfte und Bewegungen.
In the mechanics lecture, we calculate forces and motions.