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Definition of Simple machine
1. Noun. A device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point.
Specialized synonyms: Inclined Plane, Lever, Block, Pulley, Pulley Block, Pulley-block, Wheel
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Device
Definition of Simple machine
1. Noun. (physics) A device that only requires the application of a single force to work. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Simple machine
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1. Popular Lectures on Science and Art: Delivered in the Principal Cities and by Dionysius Lardner (1846)
"simple machine. — Statics.—Dynamics. — Force. — Power. — Weight. — Lever.
— Cord.—Inclined Plane. — Arms. — Fulcrum. — Three kinds of Lever. — Crow-Bar. ..."
2. Library of Useful Knowledge: Natural Philosophy (1829)
"The footer Ram or Bélier Hydraulique, as it was called by its inventor, M.
Montgolfier, of Paris, is a highly useful and simple machine, for the purpose of ..."
3. Cost Accounting to Aid Production: A Practical Study of Scientific Cost by George Charter Harrison (1921)
"The daily cost of operating the simple machine (which as stated above is one-third
of the automatic machine) is therefore $1. The daily productive labor ..."
4. Read and Understand Science: Grades 2-3 by Jo Ellen Moore (2002)
"... pulley inclined plane Write the kind of simple machine Uncle Fred used.
wheel and axle Then explain how the simple machine made the work easier. ..."
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