mechanical efficiency

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meaningsofmechanicalandefficiency

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mechanical
adjective
uk
/məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/us
/məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/
operated by a machine, or connected with machines or ...
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efficiency
noun
uk
/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/us
/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
the quality of working well in an organized way, without wasting time ...
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(Definition ofmechanicalandefficiencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In practice, the selflocking mechanism does not approach 100% efficiency, and themechanicalefficiencyis limited, as mentioned above.
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The person is suffering while he is being cured, and meremechanicalefficiencyis not enough.
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We shall not solve this problem by anymechanicalefficiency.
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But it is not merely amechanicalefficiencythat is required.
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They are inportant because you can getmechanicalefficiencywhich still does not do all that is required.
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We have also to increase our productive efficiency—on the one side ourmechanicalefficiency, and on the other side the efficiency of the human factor.
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It can have the efficiency, but in these great human services of health, welfare and education there is something more wanted than justmechanicalefficiency.
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There is another type of social service which does not depend upon meremechanicalefficiency.
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Mechanicalefficiencyis not the same thing as total efficiency, but total efficiency can certainly be improved if you improvemechanicalefficiency.
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I sometimes wonder whether we regardmechanicalefficiencyas too important.
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Secondly, why should the motor car be the one mechanical vehicle allowed to be used which need not have anymechanicalefficiency?
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Methods of tunnelling have substantially improved in terms of bothmechanicalefficiencyand cost.
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They are important because you can getmechanicalefficiencywhich still does not do all that is required.
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Formechanicalefficiency, opposite arms usually swing with each leg while marching.
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Both aerobic and anaerobic exercise work to increase themechanicalefficiencyof the heart by increasing cardiac volume (aerobic exercise), or myocardial thickness (strength training).
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Creating a perpetual motion machine of the third kind would require 100 percentmechanicalefficiency.
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Most focus on providing general improvements such as a highermechanicalefficiency, speed, or load capacity.
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In this case, themechanicalefficiencyis 100%.
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Mechanicalefficiencyis the performance of the machine compared to its theoretical maximum as performed by an ideal machine.
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Themechanicalefficiencyof a simple machine is calculated by dividing the actual power output by the ideal power output.
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