mechanical noise

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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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noise
noun
uk
/nɔɪz/us
/nɔɪz/
a sound or sounds, especially when it is unwanted, unpleasant, ...
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(Definition ofmechanicalandnoisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There were occasional quiet areas where water birds could be clearly heard but an undertow ofmechanicalnoisewas always present.
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This shows thatmechanicalnoisedoes not necessarily affect nesting birds.
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It is the organised, passionless, intolerable,mechanicalnoisewhich does not permit one solitary syllable to be uttered.
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They are used to human noise but not tomechanicalnoise.
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I suggest that the real problem ofmechanicalnoisetoday is that connected with aircraft.
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Major disadvantage are high power consumption, generation ofmechanicalnoisedue to fan cooling and limited laser powers.
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For this reason, the magnets do not need to be moved which allows a faster control of the system and reducesmechanicalnoise.
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This detunes the test mass from most local vibration andmechanicalnoise, increasing the sensitivity and utility of the gravimeter.
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The rotating prism allows the editor to move the film smoothly and continuously, reducingmechanicalnoiseand film wear.
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It was motorized so that its right leg would perpetually kick until tenant complaints were lodged aboutmechanicalnoise.
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The term 1-dimension refers to a simple pistonic relationship between the noise and the active speaker (mechanicalnoisereduction) or between the active speaker and the listener (headphones).
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Firstly, airborne sound travels through walls or floor and ceiling assemblies and can emanate from either human activities in adjacent living spaces or frommechanicalnoisewithin the building systems.
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These power pulsations tend to cause increasedmechanicalnoisein transformer and motor laminations due to magnestriction and torsional vibration in generator and motor drive shafts.
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Pipework can also radiatemechanicalnoise.
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In a mechanical age some mechanical noises are inevitable, though they are rightly controlled by legislation and have often been reduced by technical innovation.
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The water jacket around an engine is also very effective at deadening mechanical noises, which makes the engine quieter.
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Submarines use extensive rubber mountings to isolate and avoid mechanical noises that could reveal locations to underwater passive sonar arrays.
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Artificial sounds outside of the speech banana can include music and mechanical noises (e.g., automobiles, lawn mowers).
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They are also found on electric-motor mounts, in refrigerators, radios, television setswherever mechanical noises are apparent, rubber is used to eliminate them.
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