nonelectric
Needs no outlet
Nonelectric describes something that operates without electricity: a nonelectric can opener, nonelectric vehicles.
The term distinguishes manual, mechanical, or alternative-powered options from their electric counterparts.
Sometimes spelled non-electric.
hand-powered
Operated by human force
- hand-crankedTurned by rotating lever
- crankRotary operating handle
- pedalFoot-operated lever
treadle · lever · pulley · wind-up · human-powered · unplugged · analog · physical · kinetic · hand-operated
clockwork
Spring-driven gear system
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- springsCoils, sources, or leaps
- flywheelRotational energy storage device
ratchet · cogwheel · sprocket · escapement · camshaft · piston · linkage · bearings · windup · hydraulic
power source
nonelectricelectric
Powered by current
electrical · battery-operated · battery-powered · plug-in · electronic