electromechanical
adjective
elec·tro·me·chan·i·cal
i-ˌlek-trō-mə-ˈka-ni-kəl 
: of, relating to, or being a mechanical process or device actuated or controlled electrically
especially
: being a transducer for converting electrical energy to mechanical energy
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During the war, members of the institute and its machine shop had provided direct support for Konrad Zuse’s famed electromechanical Z4 computer.
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IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2021
By using electrical microphones, amplifiers and electromechanical recorders, record companies could capture a far wider range of sound frequencies, with much higher fidelity.
—Richard Gunderman, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
Making music from medicine In the Soviet Union in the 1940s, some clever people realized that X-ray film was just soft enough to be etched by an electromechanical lathe, or sound recording device.
—Richard Gunderman, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
Controls hardware that runs quantum processors; AI streamlines calibration, but the moat is electromechanical ingenuity.
—Yaniv Golan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2021
By using electrical microphones, amplifiers and electromechanical recorders, record companies could capture a far wider range of sound frequencies, with much higher fidelity.
—Richard Gunderman, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
Making music from medicine In the Soviet Union in the 1940s, some clever people realized that X-ray film was just soft enough to be etched by an electromechanical lathe, or sound recording device.
—Richard Gunderman, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
Controls hardware that runs quantum processors; AI streamlines calibration, but the moat is electromechanical ingenuity.
—Yaniv Golan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for electromechanical
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“Electromechanical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electromechanical. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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electromechanical
adjective
elec·tro·me·chan·i·cal
i-ˌlek-trō-mə-ˈkan-i-kəl
: of, relating to, or being a mechanical process or device put into motion or controlled electrically
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