mechanical definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy" [ant: nonmechanical] 2: relating to or concerned with machinery or tools; "mechanical arts"; "mechanical design"; "mechanical skills" [syn: mechanical, mechanically skillful] 3: relating ...
Mechanical powers definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary 7. A large quantity ... things. [Colloq.] --Richardson. 8. (Mech.) (a) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other machine, or ... commonly is the horse power. See Horse power. (b) A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand power ... it may indicate physical, mental, or moral ability or capacity. Mechanical powers. See under Mechanical. Power loom, or Power press. ...
mechanical engineering definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the ... and with the production of tools, machinery, and their products • mechanical engineer noun Britannica Concise Branch of engineering concerned with the ... manufacture, installation, and operation of engines, machines, and manufacturing processes. Mechanical engineering involves application of the principles of dynamics, control, thermodynamics ... and extended sense, the art and science by which the mechanical properties of matter are made useful to man in structures ... Note: In a comprehensive sense, engineering includes architecture as a mechanical art, in distinction from architecture as a fine art. It ... water works, bridges, lighthouses, docks, embankments, breakwaters, dams, tunnels, etc. Mechanical engineering relates to machinery, such as steam engines, machine ...
Mechanical solution definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Solution So*lu"tion ... said to be saturated. Solution is two kinds; viz.: (a) Mechanical solution, in which no marked chemical change takes place, and ... as when limestone or zinc undergoes solution in hydrochloric acid. Mechanical solution is regarded as a form of molecular or atomic ... said to be saturated. Solution is two kinds; viz.: (a) Mechanical solution, in which no marked chemical change takes place, and ... as when limestone or zinc undergoes solution in hydrochloric acid. Mechanical solution is regarded as a form of molecular or atomic ... silver nitrate in each cubic centimeter. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mechanical Me*chan"ic*al, a. [From Mechanic, a.] 1. ...
Mechanical effect definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mechanical Me*chan"ic*al, a. [From Mechanic, a.] 1. Pertaining ... and matter, as distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical deposits. 2. Of or pertaining to a machine or to ... made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical precision; mechanical products. We have also divers mechanical arts. -- ...
Mechanical philosophy definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mechanical Me*chan"ic*al, a. [From Mechanic, a.] 1. Pertaining ... and matter, as distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical deposits. 2. Of or pertaining to a machine or to ... made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical precision; mechanical products. We have also divers mechanical arts. -- ...
Mechanical maneuvers definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mechanical Me*chan"ic*al, a. [From Mechanic, a.] 1. Pertaining ... and matter, as distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical deposits. 2. Of or pertaining to a machine or to ... made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical precision; mechanical products. We have also divers mechanical arts. -- ...
Mechanical equivalent of heat definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Note: This ... of acid unite with one or more equivalents of base. Mechanical equivalent of heat (Physics), the number of units of work which the unit of heat can perform; the mechanical energy which must be expended to raise the temperature of ... and which, as manifested in fire, the sun's rays, mechanical action, chemical combination, etc., becomes directly known to us through ... Mech.), the product of any quantity of heat by the mechanical equivalent of heat divided by the absolute temperature; -- called also thermodynamic function, and entropy. Mechanical equivalent of heat. See under Equivalent. Specific heat of ...
mechanical energy definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: energy in a mechanical form Britannica Concise Sum of a system's kinetic energy (KE) and potential energy (PE). Mechanical energy is constant in a system that experiences no dissipative ... two forms. Neglecting friction and air resistance, the pendulum's mechanical energy is constant.
mechanical advantage definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the ... lever, wedge, wheel and axle, pulley, or screw). The theoretical mechanical advantage of a system is the ratio of the force ... is no friction in the system. In practice, the actual mechanical advantage will be less than the theoretical value by an ...
mechanical system definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles Britannica Concise Any building service using machines. They include ... roofs of high-rises are occupied by cooling towers and mechanical penthouses; entire floors are often dedicated to the containment of ...