401

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.

Broader Term
400 Machines
Related Terms
331 Construction
424 Incorporeal Property
483 Weight Moving
816 Applied Science
Use Fors
Axle (knowledge and use)
Bearings (mechanical)
Belts (as elements in complex machines)
Chains (use in complex machines)
Designing machine
Engineers (mechanical)
Inclined plane
Levers
Machine designing
Mechanical bearing
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineers
Mechanical governors
Pinions and rack (machines)
Pistons (machines)
Rack and pinions (machinery)
Ratchets machinery
Screws (mechanics)
Valves (machine parts)
Wedge (mechanics)
Wheels
Identifier
401

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