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ADVANCED ESP ENGLISH: Mechanical Vocabulary and Terminology

  Atmospheric pressure the pressure exerted by the atmosphere Automation the act of implementing the control of equipment Automaton a mechanism that can move independently of external control Belt loop of flexible material between rotating shafts or pulleys Combustion a reaction of a substance with oxygen to give heat and light Composite consisting of separate interconnected parts Compression an increase in the density of something Compressor a mechanical device that compresses gasses Conduction the transmission of heat or electricity or sound Convection transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in liquid or gas Crank a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with a parallel handle Cylinder a chamber within which a piston moves Deformation alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it Dynamics mechanics concerned with forces that cause motions of bodies Efficiency the ratio of the output to the input of any system Elasticity th...