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...orce. It relates forces with velocities acting on a mechanical system. The mechanical impedance of a point on a structure is the ratio of the force applied at a | year= 1999 | title= Applied Structural and Mechanical Vibrations | publisher=E & FN Spon | isbn=0-419-22710-5}}</ref> ...

'''Tesla's electro-mechanical oscillator''' is a steam-powered electric generator patented by [[Nikola Te ...e are also claims it had a physiological effect on people subjected to its vibrations in that it acted as a [[laxative]] causing people to immediately run to the ...

...nergy. The vibration may be from [[sound]] pressure waves or other ambient vibrations. ...source, and a [[transducer]] mechanism which converts the energy from the vibrations into electrical energy. The transducer usually consists of a magnet and coi ...

...<ref>Le Besnerais, J. (2015). Effect of lamination asymmetries on magnetic vibrations and acoustic noise in synchronous machines. In 2015 18th International Conf ...s can be seen as the reciprocal of [[microphonics]], which describes how a mechanical vibration or acoustic noise can induce an undesired electrical perturbation ...

...illator]] but a mechanical one in that it generated repetitive mechanical vibrations. Electronic oscillators did not yet exist when this device was created. Bec ...lting force was communicated to the membrane and in turn provided acoustic vibrations into the water. ...

...d magnetic forces, considered these to be states of stress and strain in a mechanical aether. This was part of the quite different network of beliefs and problem ...=n1EwAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22Thoughts+on+Ray+Vibrations%22&pg=PA345 Thoughts on Ray Vibrations]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hermital.org/book/holoprt4-2.htm|title=Sneakin ...

{{short description|Tuned mass damper used to suppress wind-induced vibrations}} ...kbridge damper''' is a [[tuned mass damper]] used to suppress wind-induced vibrations on slender structures such as [[overhead power line]]s,<ref>{{citation ...

...l transducer. - DPLA - cfb11a91bbe9ab7384f897fb55faf74c (page 4).jpg|thumb|Mechanical transducer]] ...hanical transducers''', so-called as they convert physical quantities into mechanical outputs or vice versa; ...

{{short description|Equivalent weight that balances a mechanical system}} ...applying an opposite force, provides balance and stability of a [[machine|mechanical system]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/counterweig ...

...ynamic changes in mechanical variables (e.g., acceleration, vibration, and mechanical shock). ...] and [[Jacques Curie]] published an experimental demonstration connecting mechanical stress and surface charge on a crystal. This phenomenon became known as the ...

In 1851, the Scottish mechanical engineer [[William John Macquorn Rankine|William Rankine]] showed that the ...exchange of heat ([[Adiabatic process|adiabatic expansion]]). Doing this [[Mechanical work|work]], air inside the cylinder will cool to below the target temperat ...

...quencies (10&nbsp;THz) are responsible for Raman scattering. Low frequency vibrations (10–30&nbsp;GHz) cause Brillouin scattering. Energy is exchanged between th ...kening]]"{{snd}} aka attenuation{{snd}} of the silica glass compounds) and mechanical protection. ...

Sound propagates as mechanical vibration waves of pressure and displacement, in air or other substances.<r ...] have different hearing ranges. For example, some dog breeds can perceive vibrations up to 60,000&nbsp;Hz.<ref name="Physics Factbook">{{cite web |last=Condon | ...

{{term|alignment pose}}{{defn|A specified ''{{gli|pose}}'' of the ''{{gli|mechanical interface coordinate system}}'' in relation to the ''{{gli|base coordinate {{term|anti-vibration mounting}}{{defn|Device for insulating machine vibrations from the structure upon which it is mounted.}} ...

...[http://www.technologyreview.com/Nanotech/18496/] "Nanogenerator Fueled by Vibrations. An array of zinc-oxide nanowires that generates current when vibrated with ...

...ol of any quantity which varies periodically, such as ''h'', ''x'', ''y'' (mechanical waves), ''x'', ''s'', ''η'' (longitudinal waves) ''I'', ''V'', '''E''', '' !Doppler effect for mechanical waves ...

...[[signal]] is applied across the [[current bias|biased]] electrodes, the [[Vibrations of a circular membrane|vibrating membrane]] will produce [[ultrasonic wave] ...echnology | title=2008 IEEE 21st International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems | year=2008 | last1=Park | first1=K.K. | last2=Lee | first2=H.J. | ...

...aircraft approached a [[stall (flight)|stall]], the aerodynamic buffeting (vibrations) was felt in the pilot's controls. This was a useful warning of a dangerous ...uses electromagnetic actuator technology to convert bass sound waves into vibrations that can represent such actions as a punch or kick. The vest plugs into the ...

...lf-acting and do not require an external input of compressed gas. However, mechanical contact occurs at zero speed, requiring a particular tribological considera ...lume is very harmful for the gas bearing's dynamic and causes self-excited vibrations.{{sfn|Schulz|1999|pp=7-8}} ...

...re the [[resonance|resonance effects]], which arise from the rotations or vibrations of atoms, [[ion]]s, or [[electron]]s. These processes are observed in the n === Quantum-mechanical interpretation === ...