electromechanical

American  

[ih-lek-troh-muh-kan-i-kuhl] / ɪˌlɛk troʊ məˈkæn ɪ kəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to mechanical devices or systems electrically actuated, as by a solenoid.

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electromechanical British  

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊmɪˈkænɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or concerning an electrically operated mechanical device

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Other Word Forms

• electromechanically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of electromechanical

First recorded in 1885–90; electro- + mechanical

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Example Sentences

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electromechanical

“Proximity fuzes are precision electromechanical devices, and the lines that build them at scale are few,” Sawyers said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 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

"In other words, we watched the electromechanical actuation as it was happening, so we could see the mechanism for the large shape changes," Martin said.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024

“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

If you put hundreds of wires through the holes in a certain order, you would get something that looked like a rat's nest but would fit into this electromechanical machine and alter its personality.

From Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution Chapters 1 and 2 by Steven Levy

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