The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry.

plural of mechanization

(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.

simple past tense and past participle of mechanize

Equipped with machinery. / (military) Equipped with armoured motor vehicles; compare motorized (“equipped with unarmoured vehicles”).

present participle of mechanize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mechanize

(physics) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass / The design and construction of machines. / (writing) Spelling and punctuation.

plural of mechanic

(advertising) Manually created layout of artwork that is camera ready for photographic reproduction. / One who does manual labor, especially one who is similar to Shakespeare's rude mechanicals