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  • 1mechanical engineering — mechanical engineer. the branch of engineering dealing with the design and production of machinery. * * * Branch of engineering concerned with the design, manufacture, installation, and operation of engines, machines, and manufacturing processes …

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  • 2Mechanical 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… …

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  • 3mechanical equivalent of heat — n the value of a unit quantity of heat in terms of mechanical work units with its most probable value in cgs measure being 4.1855 × 107 ergs per calorie symbol J called also Joule s equivalent …

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  • 4Mechanical equivalent of heat — Equivalent E*quiv a*lent ([ e]*kw[i^]v [.a]*lent), n. 1. Something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage done. [1913 Webster] He owned that, if the Test Act were repealed, the… …

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  • 5Mechanical 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 …

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  • 6Mechanical filter — Figure 1. A mechanical filter made by the Kokusai Electric Company intended for selecting the narrow 2 kHz bandwidth signals in SSB radio receivers. It operates at 455 kHz, a common IF for these receivers, and is dimensioned 45×15×15 mm ( …

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  • 7mechanical advantage — Mech. the ratio of output force to the input force applied to a mechanism. [1890 95] * * * Force amplifying effectiveness of a simple machine (lever, wedge, wheel and axle, pulley, or screw). The theoretical mechanical advantage of a system is… …

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  • 8Mechanical Engineering Heritage (Japan) — Myriad year Japanese clock, Heritage No. 22 The Mechanical Engineering Heritage (Japan) (機械遺産, kikaiisan …

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  • 9Mechanical joint — A mechanical joint is a part of machine which are used to connect the other mechanical part or mechanism. Mechanical joints may be temporary or permanent. Most types are designed to be disassemble when required.[1] Contents 1 Types Of Mechanical… …

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  • 10mechanical equivalent of heat — the value of a unit quantity of heat in terms of mechanical work units with its most probable value in cgs measure being 4.1855 × 107 ergs per calorie symbol J; called also Joule s equivalent * * * (in any system of physical units) the number of… …

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