- Look up
mechanical in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Mechanical may
refer to:
Machine (
mechanical), a
system of
mechanisms that
shape the
actuator input...
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Mechanical engineering is the
study of
physical machines that may
involve force and movement. It is an
engineering branch that
combines engineering physics...
- In physics, a
mechanical wave is a wave that is an
oscillation of matter, and
therefore transfers energy through a medium.
While waves can move over long...
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physical sciences,
mechanical energy is the sum of
potential energy and
kinetic energy. The
principle of
conservation of
mechanical energy states that...
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Rotary bearings hold
rotating components such as
shafts or
axles within mechanical systems, and
transfer axial and
radial loads from the
source of the load...
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mathematically rigorous formulation of
quantum mechanics, the
state of a
quantum mechanical system is a
vector ψ {\displaystyle \psi }
belonging to a (separable)...
- A
mechanical calculator, or
calculating machine, is a
mechanical device used to
perform the
basic operations of
arithmetic automatically, or (historically)...
- The Turk, also
known as the
Mechanical Turk or
Automaton Chess Player (German: Schachtürke, lit. 'chess Turk'; Hungarian: A Török), was a
fraudulent chess-playing...
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Mechanical advantage is a
measure of the
force amplification achieved by
using a tool,
mechanical device or
machine system. The
device trades off input...
- (also
called a gearbox) is a
mechanical device which uses
gears to
change the
speed or
direction of
rotation in a
mechanical device. Many transmissions...
