A mechanical contrivance or device by which some piece of apparatus, etc., is worked. Obsolete (common in the 16th cent.).
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > [noun] (21) vicea1400 A mechanical contrivance or device by which some piece of apparatus, etc., is worked. Obsolete (common in the 16th cent.). mover1626 More fully first mover. An initial source (natural or mechanical) of activity, esp. movement; spec. a mechanism which converts energy from a… primum mobile1663 gen. An initial or original cause of activity; the most important source of energy, motion, or action; a driving force, prime mover, mainspring. Cf. p… machine1704 Mechanics. Anything that transmits force or directs its application. prime mover1795 An initial source of energy or activity; spec. a machine which converts a natural source of energy into mechanical energy. leader1805 Machinery. (See quots.) generator1823 An apparatus or device used for generating something, or in which something is generated. Frequently with prefixed modifying word. energizer1891 A machine or device used to start or activate another machine or device, or to supply the energy it needs to operate; spec. a device which supplies… Subcategories:— power of (1) — compressor (3) — dynamo (5) — which modify power (1) — which store power (1) — which transfer power (1) — ratio of machine's power to its weight (1) |
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