mechanical components

Gears and bearings

Mechanical components are the individual parts that make up machines and mechanical systems—gears, bearings, springs, shafts, pulleys, and the like.

The term appears in engineering, manufacturing, and repair contexts: The failure was traced to worn mechanical components in the transmission.

Each component serves a specific function; together they convert and transmit force and motion.

Related
  • boltThreaded rod for nuts
  • gearToothed wheel or belongings
  • gear trainSeries of meshed cogs
  • camRotary-to-linear converter
  • push rodEngine valve-train component

frame · spring · leaf spring · screw · valve · pulley · nut · lock washer · axle · drive shaft · actuator · switch · sprocket · bushing · sensor · shaft · linkage · pivot point

Opposites
physical vs. digital/software elements

mechanical componentssoftware

Programs directing computer operations

computer code · programs · code · digital systems · firmware

parts vs. wholes

mechanical componentsend products

What processes yield

mechanical vs. electrical/electronic systems

mechanical componentselectronic components

Device building blocks

electrical components · circuitry · semiconductors · microchips · transistors

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