mechanical device
Example Sentences
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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
That might take decades, if not centuries, considering the complexity of a mechanical device with a thumb and four fingers.
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2019
“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
