mechanical stop

  • 1stop — or [stäp] vt. stopped, stopping [ME stoppen < OE stoppian (in comp.) < WGmc stoppōn < VL * stuppare, to stop up, stuff < L stuppa < Gr styppē, tow < IE * stewe , to thicken, contract > Gr styphein, to contract, Sans stuka,… …

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  • 2Mechanical watch — The movement of a Russian watch A mechanical watch is a watch that uses a mechanical mechanism to measure the passage of time, as opposed to modern quartz watches which function electronically. It is driven by a spring (called a mainspring) which …

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  • 3Mechanical bull — Gator Conley on a mechanical bull A mechanical bull, also known as a rodeo bull or bucking bronco is a machine that replicates the sensation of riding a bucking animal, such as a rodeo bull or horse. It is usually powered by a variable speed… …

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  • 4Mechanical ventilation — In architecture and climate control, mechanical or forced ventilation is the use of powered equipment, e.g. fans and blowers, to move air  see ventilation (architecture). Mechanical ventilation Intervention …

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  • 5Mechanical calculator — An old Russian mechanical calculator. A mechanical calculator is a device used to perform the basic operations of arithmetic. Mechanical calculators are comparable in size to small desktop computers and have been rendered obsolete by the advent… …

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  • 6Mechanical Engineering Heritage (Japan) — Myriad year Japanese clock, Heritage No. 22 The Mechanical Engineering Heritage (Japan) (機械遺産, kikaiisan …

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  • 7stop signal — A signal given by the driver of a vehicle on the highway, by hand, light, or mechanical device, to warn other drivers, particularly one following immediately behind, of his intention to stop. A red traffic light. 78 Am J2d Auto § 195. A signal by …

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  • 8stop knob — noun : one of the handles by which the player of an organ draws or shuts off a particular stop or controls the mechanical accessories (as a coupler, tremolo) * * * stop (def. 36d). [1885 90] * * * stop knob, a handle used to turn an organ stop on …

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  • 9Mechanical lubricator — Modern locomotive lubricators. The centre item is a mechanical lubricator for the cylinders, operated by the connecting lever seen below it (or by the hand wheel, for priming). The smaller one to the right is a drip feed lubricator. A Mechanical… …

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  • 10mechanical device — noun mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles • Hypernyms: ↑mechanism • Hyponyms: ↑broadcaster, ↑spreader, ↑bumper, ↑bumper guard, ↑carburetor, ↑carburettor, ↑ …

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