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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.


electromechanical British  
/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊmɪˈkænɪkəl /

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

According to current industry standards, a material is considered to have very good electromechanical performance if it can undergo a 1% change in shape -- or strain -- in response to an electric field.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

“You can integrate with it, feel it, because it’s right there — from jump-and-jerk electromechanical to humming digital.”

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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