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Noun
S: (n) weathervane, weather vane, vane, wind vane (mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind)
S: (n) copyholder (mechanical device used in printing; holds the copy for the compositor)
S: (n) coupling, coupler (a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects)
S: (n) curler, hair curler, roller, crimper (a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it) "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"
S: (n) diaphragm, stop (a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens) "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"
S: (n) dicer (a mechanical device used for dicing food)
S: (n) pump (a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)
S: (n) ratchet, rachet, ratch (mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction)
S: (n) record changer, auto-changer, changer (an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention)
S: (n) ride (a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement)
S: (n) seeder (a mechanical device that sows grass seed or grain evenly over the ground)
S: (n) shutter (a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure)
S: (n) ski binding, binding (one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall)
S: (n) splicer (a mechanical device for joining two pieces of paper or film or magnetic tape)
S: (n) splint (an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg))
S: (n) sprinkler (mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden)
S: (n) stator, stator coil (mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves)
S: (n) stoker (a mechanical device for stoking a furnace)
S: (n) stretcher (a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it)
S: (n) striker (the part of a mechanical device that strikes something)
S: (n) supply chamber (a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed)
S: (n) swing (mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth)
S: (n) trap (a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters)
S: (n) vibrator (mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage)
S: (n) vibrator (a mechanical device that vibrates) "a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound"
S: (n) voting machine (a mechanical device for recording and counting votes mechanically)
S: (n) weathervane, weather vane, vane, wind vane (mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind)
S: (n) wheelwork (mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears))
S: (n) winder (mechanical device around which something can be wound)
S: (n) winder, key (mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock))