Sentence examples for mechanical operations from inspiring English sources

It is also important to remember that cropping is heavily mechanized and requires land suitable for mechanical operations: This excludes steep or boggy ground.

Crushing and screening are straightforward mechanical operations that do not alter an ore's composition, but some ores need to be upgraded before smelting.

Reduced to a series of mechanical operations, the building is nonetheless as alive as the people inside it, with whom it is locked in an awkward dance.

In the dualism of French philosopher René Descartes, both the mind and the soul are spiritual entities existing separately from the mechanical operations of the human body.

The properties of materials can be further altered by hot or cold treatments, by mechanical operations, and by exposure to some forms of radiation.

Small computers throughout the car gather information from an array of sensors to control motor functions, like firing the spark plugs, and mechanical operations, like shifting automatic transmission gears.

We have recently applied the concept of nanotechnology to these interfacial molecular recognition systems by embedding molecular machines in a Langmuir monolayer at the air-water interface where their mechanical operation can be operated by compressive surface pressure applied laterally [9].

Based on my experiences of working with students and academics, I would make a case for digital literacy to be much more than the mechanical operation of tools and technology.

With computerized analytic instruments the mechanical operation is limited to measuring coordinates on the two photographs, and the conversion to a three-dimensional model is performed entirely by the computer.

Mechanical operation by means of rigid links is satisfactory for single brakes, but when several brakes are actuated from a single source, as on an automobile, it is difficult to obtain equal braking effectiveness on all wheels; for this reason, hydraulic actuation, with oil under the same pressure acting on all brakes, is preferable.

Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge were building these vans for commercial work rather than ride quality or easy mechanical operation.