An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A branch of → physics that deals with motion and the → action of → forces on bodies.
Mechanics may be divided into three areas, → kinematics, → dynamics, and → statics.

Etymology (EN): From mechanic, from L. mechanicus, from Gk. mekhanikos “an engineer,” also “inventive,” literally “pertaining to machines” (adj.), from mekhane, → machine, + → -ics.

Etymology (PE): Mekânik, loan from Fr. Sâzokârik, from sokâr, → mechanism, + -ik, → -ic.