electromechanicaladj.

Brit.

/ᵻˌlɛktrə(ʊ)mᵻˈkanᵻkl/, U.S.

/əˌlɛktrəməˈkænək(ə)l/,

/iˌlɛktrəməˈkænək(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electro- comb. form, mechanical adj.

Etymology: < electro- comb. form + mechanical adj.

Relating to or involving both electrical and mechanical action; spec. designating a mechanical device which is electrically operated or controlled.

ΚΠ

1814 G. J. Singer Elements Electr. & Electro-chem. ii. ii. 145 An interrupted circuit is essential to every electro-mechanical and electro-chemical apparatus.

1830 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. (ed. 3) I. i. 75 Models of mills, orreries, and other amusing electro-mechanical apparatus.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 450/1 Electro-mechanical mines can be made by placing a voltaic battery inside the mine itself.

1927 Observer 22 May 13/1 The national exhibit of hydro-electricity..consists principally of drawings, graphs..which will give an idea..of the electro-mechanical constructions..in Italy.

1967 Jane's Surface Skimmer Syst. 1967–8 12/1 The craft..is balanced prior to moving off by an electro-mechanical weight shifting arrangement.

1985 P. Ceruzzi in Man. Operation Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (Charles Babbage Inst. Reprint Series Hist. Computing Vol. VIII) p. xxv The Mark I was an electromechanical calculator: it held numbers in mechanical elements..which were electrically controlled.

2002 S. E. McMaster Telecomm. Industry ii. 53 (caption) Operators worked at small switchboards..throughout the United States connecting calls until electromechanical switches were installed throughout the network.

Derivatives

ˌelectromeˈchanically adv. by electromechanical means.

ΚΠ

1852 Z. Allen Philos. Mech. Nature 565 The iron plate..becomes ‘chemically’ decomposed, as chemists affirm; but electro-mechanically, as the preceding facts warrant us to affirm.

1935 J. Mills Fugue in Cycles & Bels xv. 188 For orchestral music in large halls the attack may not be of great importance per se. Even if it were, by various methods any attack could be electromechanically simulated.

1999 Archit. Ironmongery Jrnl. Winter 22 (table) Electro-mechanically operated locks and striking plates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	electromechanical
释义	electromechanicaladj. Brit. /ᵻˌlɛktrə(ʊ)mᵻˈkanᵻkl/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrəməˈkænək(ə)l/, /iˌlɛktrəməˈkænək(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electro- comb. form, mechanical adj. Etymology: < electro- comb. form + mechanical adj. Relating to or involving both electrical and mechanical action; spec. designating a mechanical device which is electrically operated or controlled. ΚΠ 1814 G. J. Singer Elements Electr. & Electro-chem. ii. ii. 145 An interrupted circuit is essential to every electro-mechanical and electro-chemical apparatus. 1830 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. (ed. 3) I. i. 75 Models of mills, orreries, and other amusing electro-mechanical apparatus. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 450/1 Electro-mechanical mines can be made by placing a voltaic battery inside the mine itself. 1927 Observer 22 May 13/1 The national exhibit of hydro-electricity..consists principally of drawings, graphs..which will give an idea..of the electro-mechanical constructions..in Italy. 1967 Jane's Surface Skimmer Syst. 1967–8 12/1 The craft..is balanced prior to moving off by an electro-mechanical weight shifting arrangement. 1985 P. Ceruzzi in Man. Operation Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (Charles Babbage Inst. Reprint Series Hist. Computing Vol. VIII) p. xxv The Mark I was an electromechanical calculator: it held numbers in mechanical elements..which were electrically controlled. 2002 S. E. McMaster Telecomm. Industry ii. 53 (caption) Operators worked at small switchboards..throughout the United States connecting calls until electromechanical switches were installed throughout the network. Derivatives ˌelectromeˈchanically adv. by electromechanical means. ΚΠ 1852 Z. Allen Philos. Mech. Nature 565 The iron plate..becomes ‘chemically’ decomposed, as chemists affirm; but electro-mechanically, as the preceding facts warrant us to affirm. 1935 J. Mills Fugue in Cycles & Bels xv. 188 For orchestral music in large halls the attack may not be of great importance per se. Even if it were, by various methods any attack could be electromechanically simulated. 1999 Archit. Ironmongery Jrnl. Winter 22 (table) Electro-mechanically operated locks and striking plates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1814
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