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English
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2do “C”
Arequipa – Perú
2019
Mechanical Engineering technical words
1. Turbine (Turbina): A type of machine through which liquid or gas flows and turns a
special wheel with blades in order to produce power.
A tall structure with blades that are blown round by the wind and produce power to make
electricity
A turbine is a machine or engine which uses a stream of air, gas, water, or steam to turn a
wheel and produce power.
2. Gear (Engranaje): A device, often consisting of connecting sets of wheels with teeth
around the edge, that controls how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts
of a machine
Relationship that two or more things enter into to form a coherent set
The mechanism used to transmit mechanical power from one component to another is
called a gear
3. Spring (Resorte): Spiral bent elastic piece. The cabinet door has good springs.
A person's material or immaterial means to achieve an objective He touched all the
springs to achieve ascent.
Ability to move someone to perform a certain action It rose like a spring when he heard
their voices at the door.
4. Tool (Herramienta): Utensil with which some manual work is done, usually of iron or
steel.
Element used to do manual work He secured the nails with special tools.
Utensil used in a profession or trade work with the right tools.
5. Rowlock ( Chumacera ): A type of sliding bearing having either oscillatory or rotary
movement in conjunction with the stump with which it operates.
6. Maquine(Maquina):Set of mechanisms to produce or harness motive power typewriter
Locomotive that drags the wagons of a train The express machine derailed.
Device used to play and coin operated a slot machine
Tramoya theater used to produce scenic transformations The machines must be hidden
from the public.
Set of elements that make up an orderly whole the machine of the government of a nation
Person who performs an activity with great skill and efficiency The woman of the archive
is a machine.
7. Electric arc ( Arco Electrico ):It is a kind of high intensity electric discharge, which is
formed between two electrodes in the presence of a gas at low pressure or outdoors.
8. Pneumatic circuits ( Circuitos Neumaticos ): Systems that use compressed air to
transmit energy or information.
9. Electromagnet (Electroimán ): It is the magnetization of a material, using electricity for
it.
10. Machining ( Mecanizado ): Manufacturing process with lathe, milling machine or other
machine tool, in which a piece is built from a metal block.