machine parts
Gears and cogs
Machine parts are the individual components that make up a mechanical device or system—gears, bearings, pistons, shafts, and the like.
The term emphasizes that these pieces work together as part of a larger whole: The factory floor was littered with machine parts.
In manufacturing contexts, machine parts often refers to standardized components available for purchase or replacement.
- baseplateStructural bottom piece
- axleShaft for wheel rotation
- cam shaftEngine timing rod
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
gear · gear box · switch · frame · encoder · valve · coupling · relay · bracket · flywheel · shaft · timing belt · gasket · solenoid · connecting rod · push rod · rocker arm · spindle
- Industrial Imageryfactories, smokestacks, assembly lines, gears, pipes
- machineryengine, motors, engines, motor, machines
- found materialsfound objects, driftwood, sea glass, bottle caps, shells
- parts catalogelectrical components, electronic components, specifications, exploded views, schematics
- scrap metalscrap metal, steel, iron, copper, aluminum
- found artfound art, found objects, assemblage, junk art, readymade
machine partsbody parts
Corporeal structural elements
organs · living tissue · organic matter · natural materials · natural elements
machine partssoftware
Programs directing computer operations
code · firmware · programming · algorithms · operating system