Postmechanical
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Occurring after a mechanical process has completed.
"Postmechanical operations include: (1) removal of excess weld metal, slag, and weld spatter, (2) rough or finish machining to dimensional requirements of the weldment, and (3) metal conditioning processes such as peening or roll planishing to reduce cracking tendencies physically and to increase weld bead strength."
- 2 Occurring after the end of the machine age.
"As Barglow noted in the beginning of this section, how one imagines the human position in the new postmechanical age recalls performance anixeties, penetration metaphors, and phobias of the womb."
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More examples"Postmechanical operations include: (1) removal of excess weld metal, slag, and weld spatter, (2) rough or finish machining to dimensional requirements of the weldment, and (3) metal conditioning processes such as peening or roll planishing to reduce cracking tendencies physically and to increase weld bead strength."
Etymology
From post- + mechanical.
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