a statement of something defined in terms of distance and position. Mechanical in this sense means interpreting or explaining the phenomena of the universe by referring to physical forces; mechanistic. Thus a mechanicaldefinition would be one which defined in terms of space or location such as "the car over by the old oak tree" or "the man who lives in the big house." Here "the old oak tree" and "the big house" are fixed objects and the unfixed objects ("car," "man") are a sort of viewpoint. One has identified things by location. —Knowingness (Quotes Bk II) Approved Glossary