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Mechanics

That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies.

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Aerodynamics 76% connected

The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects.

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Dynamics 76% connected

That branch of mechanics which treats of the motion of bodies (kinematics) and the action of forces in producing or changing their motion (kinetics).…

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Hydraulics 76% connected

That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and mach…

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Kinematics 76% connected

The science which treats of motions considered in themselves, or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of motions.

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Kinetics 76% connected

See Dynamics.

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Pneumatics 76% connected

That branch of science which treats of the mechanical properties of air and other elastic fluids, as of their weight, pressure, elasticity, etc. See…

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Statics 76% connected

That branch of mechanics which treats of the equilibrium of forces, or relates to bodies as held at rest by the forces acting on them; -- distinguish…

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Execution 76% connected

The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc.

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Performance 76% connected

The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance o…

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Physics 76% connected

The science of nature, or of natural objects; that branch of science which treats of the laws and properties of matter, and the forces acting upon it…

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Mechanical 74% connected

Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter, as…

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Mechanical 74% connected

Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter, as…

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Mechanism 92% connected

The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anythi…

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