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mechanicalization|mɪˌkænɪkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən|
[f. mechanicalize v. + -ation.]
The being or becoming mechanical in character or in means of operation; esp. in military terminology.
1922Glasgow Herald 5 Jan. 4 A record of experimental progress towards mechanicalisation of wireless telegraphy in as simple and portable a form as possible. 1924Westm. Gaz. 26 Mar., Colonel Rudkin..proved himself an expert on mechanicalisation—the new word to indicate army tendencies. 1924Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Oct. 654/4 The mechanicalization of the army. 1926Glasgow Herald 27 Aug. 11 Military minds turn to ‘mechanicalisation’, an ugly word but an indication of the abolition of what Tommy Atkins terms ‘foot-slogging’. 1927Sunday Times 6 Mar. 20/3 The real benefits that result from a mechanicalisation of industry. |