mechanical device

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Bushing is a mechanical device used to temper energy between two electrical parts.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

When Rodriguez was transferred to UW Medical Center last December, Bellingham doctors had already added a balloon pump — a shorter-term mechanical device that helps pump blood — near her heart to support it.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2023

Then again, my watch is an example of a formerly mechanical device that now offers me so much more by virtue of being smart and connected.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2022

The exponential distribution is often used to model the longevity of an electrical or a mechanical device.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

“A plumping mill is a mechanical device run by water power. It lifts a hammer and drops it.”

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George