electromechanical
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of electromechanical
First recorded in 1885–90; electro- + mechanical
Example Sentences
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“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
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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