mechanics

Scope Note

Knowledge and utilization of simple machines (e.g., lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, screw); elements utilized in the construction of complex machines (e.g., cam, ratchet, shaft, rack and pinion, chain, belt, ball and socket, valve, piston, governor, bearing); machine designing; mechanical engineering; etc.

Identifier

Broader Term

• 400 machines

Related Terms

• 331 construction
• 424 incorporeal property
• 483 weight moving
• 816 applied science