mechanical device

Noun
  1. Mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles (synset 103742461)
    is a type of: mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
    subtypes:
    • broadcaster, spreader - a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
    • bumper - a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
    • bumper guard - vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle
    • carburetor, carburettor - mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
    • compressor - a mechanical device that compresses gasses
    • copyholder - mechanical device used in printing; holds the copy for the compositor
    • coupler, coupling - a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
    • crimper, curler, hair curler, roller - a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
    • diaphragm, stop - a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
    • dicer - a mechanical device used for dicing food
    • electromechanical device - a mechanical device that is operated by electricity
    • escapement - mechanical device that regulates movement
    • gear lever, gearshift, gearstick, shifter - a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears
    • grab - a mechanical device for gripping an object
    • claw, hook - a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
    • machine, simple machine - a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
    • pantograph - mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale
    • piston, plunger - mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
    • propeller, propellor - a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
    • pump - a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
    • rachet, ratch, ratchet - mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
    • auto-changer, changer, record changer - an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention
    • ride - a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
    • seeder - a mechanical device that sows grass seed or grain evenly over the ground
    • shutter - a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
    • binding, ski binding - one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall
    • splicer - a mechanical device for joining two pieces of paper or film or magnetic tape
    • splint - an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
    • sprinkler - mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden
    • stator, stator coil - mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
    • stoker - a mechanical device for stoking a furnace
    • stretcher - a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
    • striker - the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
    • supply chamber - a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed
    • swing - mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
    • pickup, pickup arm, tone arm - mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
    • trap - a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
    • vibrator - mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage
    • vibrator - a mechanical device that vibrates
    • voting machine - a mechanical device for recording and counting votes mechanically
    • vane, weather vane, weathervane, wind vane - mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
    • wheelwork - mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears)
    • winder - mechanical device around which something can be wound
    • key, winder - mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
    • windscreen wiper, windshield wiper, wiper, wiper blade - a mechanical device that cleans the windshield

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