mechanical linkage

collocation in English

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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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linkage
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈlɪŋ.kɪdʒ/us
/ˈlɪŋ.kɪdʒ/
the existence or forming of connections ...
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(Definition ofmechanicalandlinkagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It also deals with the difference between free moving (a gesture tracker) and grounded (where the input device has a fixed connection ormechanicallinkage).
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Cadherins were originally discovered as adhesion molecules functioning inmechanicallinkagebetween adjacent cells.
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The vertical airspeed is measured through amechanicallinkageto a diaphragm located within the instrument.
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All types of compressor may be mated to and driven by either gas turbine ormechanicallinkage.
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These connections act asmechanicallinkagewhich have the effect of a specific, fixed motion.
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The engine could be started from the driving seat using amechanicallinkage.
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The planimeter was a manual instrument to calculate the area of a closed figure by tracing over it with amechanicallinkage.
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Amechanicallinkageconnects the bellows cover plate to an oscillating cam which controls loading of the diaphragm spring.
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The foot brake operated via amechanicallinkageon the drive shaft.
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The control unit simply uses a butterfly valve for the air, which is linked by amechanicallinkageto a rotary valve for the fuel.
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The 4-bar linkage is an adaptedmechanicallinkageused on bicycles.
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The degrees of freedom sensed bymechanicallinkagetrackers are dependent upon the constitution of the tracker's mechanical structure.
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In 1988 the clutch was converted from amechanicallinkageto a hydraulic system.
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However, the flight controls were completely conventional with strictlymechanicallinkageand no hydraulic boost.
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Amechanicallinkagetransmits this force to brake shoes which act on the treads of the wheels.
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By the late 1890s, an improved mechanical duplicator, the pantograph, was developed which usedmechanicallinkage.
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With a rigidmechanicallinkage, smooth engagement would be near-impossible because engine movement inevitably occurs as the drive is taken up.
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This process causes amechanicallinkageto press the brake blocks against the wheels.
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For convenience, the designer may elect to use piston motions dictated by system dynamics, such asmechanicallinkagemechanisms.
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The secondary directional/amplitude motion is derived from amechanicallinkagemade up of several components.
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