Kinematics — Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law History of classical mechanics … Wikipedia
Linkage (mechanical) — This article is about assemblies of links designed to manage forces and movement. For other uses, see Linkage. Variable stroke engine (Autocar Handbook, Ninth edition) A mechanical linkage is an assembly of bodies connected together to manage… … Wikipedia
Fixture (tool) — A fixture is a tool of the manufacturing industry used in mass production. Fixtures are used to hold objects in place and clamp them to machines or operating surfaces, so that the object can be machined or assembled.Fixtures differ from jigs, in… … Wikipedia
Precision engineering — is a subdiscipline of mechanical engineering concerned with designing machines, fixtures, and other structures that have exceptionally high tolerances, are repeatable, and are stable over time. These approaches have applications in machine tools … Wikipedia
Rail adhesion — Driving wheel of steam locomotive The term adhesion railway or adhesion traction describes the most common type of railway, where power is applied by driving some or all of the wheels of the locomotive. Thus, it relies on the friction between a… … Wikipedia
solids, mechanics of — ▪ physics Introduction science concerned with the stressing (stress), deformation (deformation and flow), and failure of solid materials and structures. What, then, is a solid? Any material, fluid or solid, can support normal forces.… … Universalium
Low-energy electron diffraction — (LEED) is a technique used to characterize the structures of surfaces.History =Davisson and Germer s discovery of electron diffraction= The development of electron diffraction was closely linked to the progress of quantum mechanics and atomic… … Wikipedia
mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… … Universalium
cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… … Universalium
Insect wing — Original veins and wing posture of a dragonfly. Hoverflies hovering to mate … Wikipedia
