Which mechanical process allowed early textile mills powered by water wheels to automate weaving?

💡 Explanation

When water wheels rotated, cam mechanisms converted rotary motion to reciprocating motion which drove looms, automating the weaving process. Therefore, reciprocating motion conversion results, rather than flywheel energy storage, valve regulation or belt tension adjustment which address speed control, not motion conversion.

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