μηχᾰν-ικός · mēchan-ikos — LSJ
resourceful, inventive
resourceful, inventive, X. Mem. 4.3.1, v.l. in Id. HG 3.1.8. Adv. -κῶς D.S. 18.27.
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c. gen. rei, τῶν ἐπιτηδείων -ώτερος X. Lac. 2.7.
II of, for machines, mechanical, in mechanics, the science of mechanics, engineer
of or for machines, mechanical, ὄργανα μ. Arist. Pol. 1336a11; αἱ . . κινήσεις αἱ μ. Id. Mech. 848a14; μ. ἀποδείξεις in mechanics, Id. APo. 76a24: μηχανικά, τά, the science of mechanics, title of work ascribed to Aristotle: ἡ -κή (sc. τέχνη) Arist. Metaph. 1078a16, AP 9.807; μ. ποίημα Sotad. 15.6; μ. ἔργα PFlor. 152.4 (iii A. D.): Subst. μηχανικός, ὁ, engineer, Plu. Per. 27, Sammelb. 310. Adv. -κῶς Callix. 2.