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1. The branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
    
2. The technical aspects of doing something
   "the mechanics of prose style";
   - mechanism

1. A craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
   - machinist, shop mechanic
    
2. Someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
   - automobile mechanic, auto-mechanic, car-mechanic, grease monkey

Type of: artificer, artisan, carrying into action, carrying out, craftsman, craftsperson, execution, journeyman, maintenance man, natural philosophy, performance, physics, repairman, service man

Encyclopedia: Mechanics