electromechanical

adjective elec·tro·me·chan·i·cal \ i-ˌlek-trō-mə-ˈka-ni-kəl \

Updated on: 14 May 2018

Definition of electromechanical

: 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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One room, for example, contains old electromechanical equipment from an early citywide fire alarm system.

— lawrence specker, AL.com, "Stimpson: Huge effort needed to sustain city buildings," 24 Apr. 2018
All Giulias use the same rack and pinion electromechanical power steering.

— jonathan m. gitlin, Ars Technica, "The Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti: A sports sedan for people who want to drive," 6 Apr. 2018
Features lifted from the 2019 Porsche Cayenne include LED matrix headlights (for more on this tech, check out this deeper dive) and an electromechanical anti-roll suspension system.

— alexander stoklosa, Car and Driver, "Volkswagen SUV with Unpronounceable Name Pronounced New for Europe, China," 23 Mar. 2018
Its specialty is testing and refurbishing hydraulic, electromechanical and pneumatic components.

— lawrence specker, AL.com, "AeroStar expansion driven by confidence in Mobile aerospace growth, founder says," 7 Mar. 2018
The program provides training for work as an electromechanical technician, who sets up, maintains, repairs, modifies and updates machines in the plant, said training director Shawn Wellman.

— tim johnson, The Seattle Times, "Iowa a leader in job-training programs," 16 Dec. 2017
While Alan Turing was organizing large-scale attacks on enigma codes using algorithms and large electromechanical devices called bombes, Elizebeth was more narrowly focused on a couple of Enigma’s systems being used by Nazi spies.

— National Geographic, "This Woman Saved the Americas From the Nazis," 7 Oct. 2017
So researchers explored tracking the difference in electromechanical potential between the cornea and retina, using a tool similar to an EEG.

— nathan hurst, Smithsonian, "Blink Once For Yes: You Can ‘Talk’ to This New Computer Interface With Your Eyes," 15 Aug. 2017
So researchers explored tracking the difference in electromechanical potential between the cornea and retina, using a tool similar to an EEG.

— nathan hurst, Smithsonian, "Blink Once For Yes: You Can ‘Talk’ to This New Computer Interface With Your Eyes," 15 Aug. 2017

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