English > mechanical device: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles. |
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| Narrower | broadcaster, spreader | A mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions |
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| 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 |
| coupling, coupler | A mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects |
| curler, hair curler, roller, crimper | 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 |
| gearshift, gearstick, shifter, gear lever | A mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears |
| grab | A mechanical device for gripping an object |
| hook, claw | 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 |
| ratchet, rachet, ratch | mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction |
| record changer, auto-changer, 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 |
| ski binding, binding | One of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot |
| 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 |
| tone arm, pickup, pickup 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 |
| vibrator | A mechanical device that vibrates |
| voting machine | A mechanical device for recording and counting votes mechanically |
| weathervane, weather vane, vane, wind vane | mechanical device attached to an elevated structure |
| 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 |
| winder, key | mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) |
| windshield wiper, windscreen wiper, wiper, wiper blade | A mechanical device that cleans the windshield |
| Broader | mechanism | device consisting of a piece of machinery |
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| Spanish | dispositivo mecánico |
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| Catalan | dispositiu mecànic |
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