mechanical instrument

collocation in English

meaningsofmechanicalandinstrument

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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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instrument
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/us
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/
an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce ...
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(Definition ofmechanicalandinstrumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The acid could no longer be seen as merely an external,mechanicalinstrument; it was now necessary to explain why it "coagulated" with a metal.
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The dissolved substance "enters" the solvent, which functions as amechanicalinstrumentof pulverization and at the same time as a sort of receptacle.
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Performing the metamorphosis of voice into instrument, they gesture toward the mechanical status of man; towards the conversion of the human voice into amechanicalinstrument.
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There is a model byelaw for the compulsory use of amechanicalinstrument.
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That is not because of any shortcomings of the service, but because of our natural conservatism towards anymechanicalinstrument.
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He is really in the position of a gramophone or any othermechanicalinstrumentwhich has run down and has to be set up again at some future period.
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Surely the human instrument is a greater factor than themechanicalinstrumentand yet one at the present time is wholly equipped by the nation and the other only partially.
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According to the manuscript, the piece was intended for amechanicalinstrumentin which the virtuoso intermediary is suppressed.
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In modern technology, these results are computed by calculator or computer rather than bymechanicalinstrument.
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Amechanicalinstrumentis likely to preserve its last indication, but this is not the case with an electronic display.
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The next step is commonly undertaken with some sort ofmechanicalinstrumentto further refine the shape and add detail.
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We note that the description here is adequate for traditional acoustic/mechanical instruments, but inadequate for electronic instruments.
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In general, the circle is the reason for all that happens in mechanical instruments, because of its distinctive features.
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The latter phenomenon was irreconcilable with the idea that a "vitriol" is an "extract" and with the notion that all mineral acids function only as mechanical instruments of pulverization.
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It has also largely become a field in which mechanical instruments are employed.
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People can easily borrow mechanical instruments.
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Would the nation be content to leave to voluntary effort the equipment of the mechanical instruments of war?
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It may be argued also that engineering firms who construct road mechanical instruments are engaged in vital export work.
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