electromechanical
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of electromechanical
First recorded in 1885–90; electro- + mechanical
Example Sentences
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The new machine could do tasks about 1,000 times as fast as the electromechanical calculators that preceded it, but it was unwieldy, to say the least.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
"Today, the kilogram is defined on the basis of fundamental constants using an electromechanical device that compares electric current to mass," St-Jean explained.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026
Up until the mid to late 1950s, Social Security records were stored manually or with electromechanical machines, including punched cards and early tabulating equipment.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
“When they replaced electromechanical with digital, they were just trashing it,” he says, “burying the old iron-type equipment in the junkyard.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
Piezoelectricity; an introduction to the theory and applications of electromechanical phenomena in crystals.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1973 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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