mechanical+appliances
61mechanism — mech•an•ism [[t]ˈmɛk əˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) mac an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion 2) the agency or means by which an effect is produced or a purpose is accomplished 3) mac machinery; mechanical appliances 4) mac the …
62mortar — I mor•tar [[t]ˈmɔr tər[/t]] n. 1) a bowl shaped receptacle of hard material in which substances are pounded or ground with a pestle 2) any of various mechanical appliances in which substances are pounded or ground 3) mil a cannon very short in… …
63manhandle — /ˈmænhændl / (say manhandl) verb (t) (manhandled, manhandling) 1. to handle roughly: *SCG spectator manhandles England fast bowler –aap news, 2000. 2. to move by human effort, without mechanical appliances: *most {whales} were in very shallow… …
64mortar — I. /ˈmɔtə / (say mawtuh) noun 1. a vessel of hard material, having a bowl shaped cavity, in which drugs, spices, etc., are reduced to powder with a pestle. 2. any of various mechanical appliances in which substances are pounded or ground. 3. a… …
65SMEATON — UNITED KINGDOM (see also List of Individuals) 8.6.1724 Austhorpe/UK 28.10.1792 Austhorpe/UK John Smeaton was taken into apprenticeship by a designer of scientific instruments in London. From 1752, Smeaton submitted three papers to the Royal… …
66invent — To find out something new. To devise, contrive, and produce something not previously known or existing, by the exercise of independent investigation and experiment; particularly applied to machines, mechanical appliances, compositions, and… …
67invent — To find out something new. To devise, contrive, and produce something not previously known or existing, by the exercise of independent investigation and experiment; particularly applied to machines, mechanical appliances, compositions, and… …
68man|han|dle — «MAN HAN duhl», transitive verb, dled, dling. 1. to treat roughly; pull or push about: »If you worry me…I ll catch you and manhandle you, and you ll die (Rudyard Kipling). 2. to move by human strength, without mechanical appliances: »The larger… …
69pes|tle — «PEHS uhl, tuhl», noun, verb, tled, tling. –n. 1. a tool, usually club shaped, for pounding or crushing something into a powder in a mortar. 2. any one of various mechanical appliances for pounding, stamping, or pressing, such as a vertically… …
70Electric motor — For other kinds of motors, see motor (disambiguation). For a railroad electric engine, see electric locomotive. Various electric motors. A 9 volt PP3 transistor battery is in the center foreground for size comparison. An electric motor converts… …
