MECHANICAL SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mechanical system mean? 

• MECHANICAL SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun MECHANICAL SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles

  Familiarity information: MECHANICAL SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MECHANICAL SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A system of elements that interact on mechanical principles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mechanical system" is a kind of...):

system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mechanical system"):

fuel injection; fuel injection system (mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor)

linkage (a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion)

force-feed lubricating system; force feed; lubricating system; pressure-feed lubricating system; pressure feed (mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings)

assembly line; line; production line (mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it)

suspension; suspension system (a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle)

ventilating system; ventilation; ventilation system (a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air)

 Context examples 

The simplest micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) that can be easily machined and mass-produced via the same techniques used to make computer chips.

(Nanocantilever, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)