mechanical parts
Gears and cogs
Mechanical parts are the individual components that make up machines or mechanisms—gears, bearings, springs, pistons, and the like.
The phrase typically appears in contexts of repair, manufacturing, or supply: The shop specializes in mechanical parts for vintage automobiles.
Each part performs a specific function; together they enable the machine to work.
- nuts and boltsEssential practical details
- nutHard-shelled seed
- screwThreaded metal fastener
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- drive shaftRotating torque-transfer bar
bearing · valve · cam · cam shaft · timing belt · ball bearing · bolt · cotter pin · pump · axle · actuator · sensor · armature · coupler · pawl · shaft · rivet · lock washer
mechanical partshousing
Dwellings or protective covering
enclosure · casing · finished product · shell · chassis
mechanical partselectronic components
Device building blocks
software · microchips · semiconductors · circuit boards · firmware
mechanical partsorganic matter
Material from living sources
biological tissue · living cells · natural materials · body parts · organs