nonmechanical
Without moving parts
Nonmechanical describes something that doesn't involve machinery, moving parts, or mechanical processes.
A nonmechanical solution to a problem relies on other means—chemical, electronic, biological, or simply human.
The therapist took a nonmechanical approach, focusing on emotional rather than physical intervention.
The term often distinguishes older or simpler methods from machine-driven ones.
Relating to living organisms
- naturalNot artificially produced
- livingCurrently having breath
- cellularComposed of small units
- botanicalRelated to plants
ecological · biotic · genetic · metabolic · growth · adaptation · organism · enzymatic
Made manually, not machined
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- handiworkHandmade work product
- handworkLabor done manually
hand-operated · hand-powered · manual · craftsmanship · dexterity · knitting · sewing · weaving
Arising without conscious thought
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
empathy · subconscious · innate · instinctual · spontaneous · unlearned · reflexive · visceral
Having no motor
- spring-loadedPowered by compressed coil
- wind-poweredDriven by air currents
- pedal-poweredPropelled by foot crank
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
biological
Relating to living organisms
botanical · ecological · biotic · genetic · metabolic · growth · adaptation · organism · enzymatic · biochemical
handcrafted
Made manually, not machined
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- handiworkHandmade work product
handwork · hand-operated · hand-powered · manual · craftsmanship · dexterity · knitting · sewing · weaving · embroidery
instinctive
Arising without conscious thought
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
perception · empathy · subconscious · innate · instinctual · spontaneous · unlearned · reflexive · visceral · tacit
unpowered
Having no motor
- spring-loadedPowered by compressed coil
- wind-poweredDriven by air currents
- pedal-poweredPropelled by foot crank
nonmechanicalmechanical
Operated by machinery
mechanized · motorized · automated · automatic · mechanised
nonmechanicalrobotic
Stiff and unemotional
robotlike · machinelike · automatonlike · mechanistic · automatic
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