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Machine

A machine is a thermodynamic system that uses power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to natural biological macromolecules, such as molecular machines. Machines can be driven by animals and human power, by natural forces such…

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Etymology

History

Simple machines

Mechanical systems

Power sources

Mechanisms

Machine elements

Controllers

Computing machines

Molecular machines

Impact

Mechanics

Machine design

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Machine

Nodes286
Edges285
Triples194
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006993
Components1

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Machine

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related to Further reading · 30
Machine → Christopher, Dover, Erik, Franklin, Franz, Henry, Holbrook, Horton, Industrial Press Inc, ISBN, Jones, Kennedy, Machinery, Machinery's Handbook, Machines, McCauley, Mechanisms, Muhammed Iqbal Hussain, New York, Oberg
related to Etymology · 13
Machine → Doric, English, French, Greek, In, Ionic, John Harris' Lexicon Technicum, Latin, Middle French, The, The English, The OED, This
related to Molecular machines · 13
Machine → ADP, ATP, DNA, Flexible, In, Other, Researchers, RNA, Similarly, Still, The, These, This
related to history · 10
Machine → BC, Egypt, Egyptian, Iraq, Mesopotamia, Near East, Neo-Assyrian, The, The Egyptian, Twelfth Dynasty
related to Computing machines · 9
Machine → Analytical Engine, Babbage's, Charles Babbage, Comptometer, His Difference, Models, State, The Arithmometer, Turing
related to Simple machines · 9
Machine → Archimedes, By, For, Olorgesailie, Perhaps, Renaissance, The, This, Wedge
related to Structural components · 8
Machine → Bearings, Fasteners, Frames, In, Seals, Splines, Springs, The
related to External links · 7
Machine → Cornell University, Machines, Mechanisms, Media, Wikimedia Commons Quotations, WikiquoteReuleaux Collection, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Mechanization and automation · 7
Machine → After, Automation, BE, Devices, In, Mechanization, Whereas
related to Mechanical systems · 6
Machine → Finally, Modern, Similarly Merriam-Webster Dictionary, The, This, Watt's

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machines mechanical movement power simple system mechanism systems also lever linkage engine wedge components forces force mechanisms elements wheel joints

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Machineis athermodynamic system that uses power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action0.90text
Machineis acombination of resistant bodies so arranged that by their means the mechanical forces of nature can be compelled to do work accompanied by certain determinate motion0.90text
windinstance ofby natural forces0.80text
waterinstance ofby natural forces0.80text
and by chemicalinstance ofby natural forces0.80text
thermalinstance ofby natural forces0.80text
or electrical powerinstance ofby natural forces0.80text
and include a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forcesinstance ofby natural forces0.80text
movementinstance ofby natural forces0.80text
cablesinstance ofand related connections0.80text
beltsinstance ofand related connections0.80text
it is possible to understand a machine as an assembly of solid parts that connect these joints called a mechanism.Two leversinstance ofand related connections0.80text

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