mechanical dictionary
1Mechanical and organic solidarity — Mechanical Solidarity and Organic Solidarity refer to the concepts of solidarity as developed by Émile Durkheim. They are used in the context of differentiating between mechanical and organic societies. According to Durkheim, the types of social… …
2Mechanical engineering — Mechanical engineers design and build engines and power plants …
3mechanical completion — USA As used in project finance, occurs when all mechanical and physical aspects of a project, except for punch list items, have been constructed and installed in accordance with the specifications set out in the construction contract. Once the… …
4Mechanical system — This article is about systems that manage mechanical movement. For other uses, see Machine (disambiguation). A mechanical system manages power to accomplish a task that involves forces and movement. Mechanical is derived from the Latin word… …
5Mechanical pencil — A mechanical pencil (U.S. English) or a propelling pencil (UK English)[1][2][3] is a pencil with a replaceable and mechanically extendable solid pigment core called a lead (  / …
6Mechanical energy — An example of a mechanical system: A satellite is orbiting the Earth only influenced by the conservative gravitational force and the mechanical energy is therefore conserved. The satellite is accelerated towards the Earth with an acceleration… …
7dictionary — /dik sheuh ner ee/, n., pl. dictionaries. 1. a book containing a selection of the words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically, giving information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, inflected forms, etc., expressed in… …
8Mechanical equivalent of heat — For other uses, see Conservation of energy. In the history of science, the mechanical equivalent of heat was a concept that had an important part in the development and acceptance of the conservation of energy and the establishment of the science …
9Mechanical system — See HVAC system. California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms …
10Chinese electro-mechanical typewriter — An electro mechanical Chinese typewriter was invented and patented by Dr. Lin YuTang. The patent, No.2613795, was filed on April 17, 1946 by Dr. Lin. It was issued by the USPTO, on October 14, 1952. Dr. Lin had a prototype machine custom built by …
