mechanical+contrivances
11Smart toy — A smart toy is a toy which effectively has its own intelligence by virtue of on board electronics. These enable it to learn, behave according to pattern, and alter its actions depending upon environmental stimuli. Typically, it can adjust to the… …
12ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
13automatic — adj 1 Automatic, spontaneous are not close synonyms but they agree in meaning brought into being or action by an internal as opposed to an external agency. Automatic was originally used to describe a thing that was self acting or self activated… …
14jig — I. /dʒɪg / (say jig) noun 1. a device for holding the work in a machine tool, especially one for accurately guiding a drill or group of drills so as to ensure uniformity in successive pieces machined. 2. a device used in fishing, especially a… …
15trap — I. /træp / (say trap) noun 1. a contrivance used for taking game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly; a pitfall, or a snare. 2. any device, stratagem, or the like for catching one unawares: *I didn t want to fall… …
16Wellhole — Well hole , n. [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) (a) The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase. (b) The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a staircase. [1913 Webster] 2. A cavity which receives a counterbalancing weight in… …
17Artificial organ — An artificial organ is a man made device that is implanted into, or integrated onto, a human to replace a natural organ, for the purpose of restoring a specific function or a group of related functions so the patient may return to as normal a… …
18Fishing net — A fishing net or fishnet is a net that is used for fishing. Fishing nets are meshes usually formed by knotting a relatively thin thread. Modern nets are usually made of artificial polyamides like nylon, although nets of organic polyamides such as …
19William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel — Infobox Person name = William IV, Landgrave of Hesse Kassel image size = 200px caption = birth date = 24 June 1532 birth place = Kassel, Germany death date = 25 August 1592 death place = education = occupation = title = spouse = parents =… …
20Chinese fishing nets (of Kochi) — Kochi fishing net …
