Workshop vs Mechanic - What's the difference?
workshop | mechanic |
A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
An academic conference.
To help a playwright revise a draft of (a play) by rehearsing it with actors and critiquing the results.
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(archaic) mechanical; relating to the laws of motion in the art of constructing things
* Ray
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) Of or relating to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar.
* Roscommon
* Thomson
(obsolete) base
A skilled worker capable of building or repairing machinery. A mechanic can be compared to a technician, the distinction being that the technician is stronger in theory, the mechanic stronger in hands-on experience.
As nouns the difference between workshop and mechanic
is that workshop is workshop (course of education) while mechanic is a skilled worker capable of building or repairing machinery a mechanic can be compared to a technician, the distinction being that the technician is stronger in theory, the mechanic stronger in hands-on experience.As an adjective mechanic is
(archaic) mechanical; relating to the laws of motion in the art of constructing things.workshop
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Derived terms
* idle hands are the devil's workshop * Santa's workshopVerb
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(wikipedia mechanic)Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Adjective
- These mechanic philosophers.
- Mechanic slaves, With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.
- To make a god, a hero, or a king / Descend to a mechanic dialect.
- Sometimes he ply'd the strong, mechanic tool.
- (Whitlock)