mechanical instrument
11instrument — /ˈɪnstrəmənt / (say instruhmuhnt) noun 1. a mechanical device or contrivance; a tool; an implement: a surgeon s instruments. 2. a contrivance for producing musical sounds: a stringed instrument. 3. a thing with or by which something is effected;… …
12Mechanical powers — Power Pow er, n. [OE. pouer, poer, OF. poeir, pooir, F. pouvoir, n. & v., fr. LL. potere, for L. posse, potesse, to be able, to have power. See {Possible}, {Potent}, and cf. {Posse comitatus}.] 1. Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent;… …
13Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (Ruhuna) — Coordinates: 6°4′40″N 80°12′26″E / 6.07778°N 80.20722°E / 6.07778; 80.20722 Department of Mechanical and …
14instrument — in•stru•ment [[t]ˈɪn strə mənt[/t]] n. 1) a mechanical tool or implement, esp. one used for delicate or precision work: surgical instruments[/ex] 2) mad a device for producing musical sounds 3) a means by which something is effected or done;… …
15mechanical pursuit — An occupation or trade in which the object realized is not dependent for its perfection on the exertion of a controlling intellect, but rather on the adaption of some helpful mechanism, or use of some auxiliary tool or instrument. 33 Am J1st Lic… …
16instrument — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin instrumentum, from instruere to arrange, instruct Date: 14th century 1. a device used to produce music; also a singing voice 2. a. a means whereby something is achieved, performed,… …
17instrument — A tool or implement. [L. instrumentum] diamond cutting instruments in dentistry, cylinders, disks, and other cutting instruments to which numerous small diamond pyramids have been attached by a plating of metal. hearing i. SYN: hearing aid.… …
18keyboard instrument — ▪ music Introduction any musical instrument on which different notes can be sounded by pressing a series of keys, push buttons, or parallel levers. In nearly all cases in Western music the keys correspond to consecutive notes in the… …
19Measuring instrument — Captain Nemo and Professor Aronnax contemplating measuring instruments in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea …
20Dynamic mechanical analysis — Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer Acronym DMA Classification Thermal analysis Manufacturers Bose Electroforce Group, Mettler Toledo, Netzsch Instruments, PerkinElmer, TA Instruments, Triton Technology Ltd, Gabo Other techniques Related Isothermal… …
