mechanical motion
Gears in action
Mechanical motion is movement produced by machinery or physical mechanisms rather than by living creatures or natural forces.
The term distinguishes motion governed by gears, levers, and engines from organic or voluntary movement.
It often implies predictable, repetitive action: the mechanical motion of the assembly line, pistons moving in mechanical motion.
The phrase can describe human movement that seems automatic or unthinking: She went through the mechanical motions of her morning routine.
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- gear trainSeries of meshed cogs
- crankRotary operating handle
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
- power strokeCombustion-driven piston movement
lever · rotation · oscillation · cam · flywheel · pulley · belt drive · linkage · bearings · ball bearings · torque · friction · clockwork · ticking clock · reciprocating · whirring · grinding · spinning
mechanical motionstillness
Complete lack of motion
stasis · immobility · rest · motionlessness · inertia
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