# mechanicals

Pronunciation: say "muh-KAN-i-kuhlz" US /məˈkænəkəlz/, UK /məˈkænɪkəlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of mechanical. — plural of mechanical
   - Simple: Plural of mechanical. Use this form when talking about more than one.
   - _The inspector noted that the building's mechanicals needed replacing._
   - _Vintage cars demand owners who understand their mechanicals intimately._
2. The fixtures and fittings of a building that make up its mechanical systems, such as heating, plumbing, and ventilation. *(US)*
   - Simple: The heating, water, and air systems built into a building.
   - _The renovation budget mostly went toward upgrading the mechanicals._
   - _Inspectors flagged the aging mechanicals in the old factory._
3. Royalties earned on the sale of recordings issued as records, CDs, tapes, or similar physical objects.
   - Simple: Money paid to songwriters each time their song is sold on a record, CD, or tape.
   - _Streaming has cut into the mechanicals that once flowed from CD sales._
   - _Her publisher collected the mechanicals from every pressing of the single._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mechanicals (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).