mechanical+appliances
31orthopraxy — or·tho·praxy ȯr thə .prak sē n, pl prax·ies the correction of physical deformities by means of mechanical appliances * * * or·tho·praxy (orґtho prak″se) [ortho + Gr. prassein to make] the mechanical correction of deformities …
32mechanics — /məˈkænɪks / (say muh kaniks) noun 1. the branch of knowledge concerned (both theoretically and practically) with machinery or mechanical appliances. 2. the science dealing with the action of forces on bodies and with motion, and comprising… …
33mechanism — /ˈmɛkənɪzəm / (say mekuhnizuhm) noun 1. a piece of machinery. 2. the machinery, or the agencies or means, by which a particular effect is produced or a purpose is accomplished. 3. machinery or mechanical appliances in general. 4. the structure,… …
34Diagraphics — Di a*graph ics, n. The art or science of descriptive drawing; especially, the art or science of drawing by mechanical appliances and mathematical rule. [1913 Webster] …
35Musket — Mus ket, n. [F. mousquet, It. moschetto, formerly, a kind of hawk; cf. OF. mousket, moschet, a kind of hawk falcon, F. mouchet, prop., a little fly (the hawk prob. being named from its size), fr. L. musca a fly. Cf. {Mosquito}.] [Sometimes… …
36musquet — Musket Mus ket, n. [F. mousquet, It. moschetto, formerly, a kind of hawk; cf. OF. mousket, moschet, a kind of hawk falcon, F. mouchet, prop., a little fly (the hawk prob. being named from its size), fr. L. musca a fly. Cf. {Mosquito}.] [Sometimes …
37Orthopraxy — Or tho*prax y, n. [Gr. orqo s straight + ? a doing.] (Med.) The treatment of deformities in the human body by mechanical appliances. [1913 Webster] …
38Rouse — (rouz or rous), v. i. & t. [Perhaps the same word as rouse to start up, buckle to. ] (Naut.) To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances. [1913 Webster] …
39Tiller — Till er, n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull; probably fr. AS. tyllan in fortyllan to lead astray; or cf. D. tillen to lift up. Cf. {Till} a drawer.] 1. (Naut.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side… …
40Tiller rope — Tiller Till er, n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull; probably fr. AS. tyllan in fortyllan to lead astray; or cf. D. tillen to lift up. Cf. {Till} a drawer.] 1. (Naut.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning …
