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• Pulley — For the band, see Pulley (band). For the village, see Pulley, Shropshire. For the American photographer, see Gerald P. Pulley. Pulley Pulleys on a ship. In this context, pulleys are usually known as blocks. Classification …   Wikipedia

• pulley — pulleyless, adj. /pool ee/, n., pl. pulleys. 1. a wheel, with a grooved rim for carrying a line, that turns in a frame or block and serves to change the direction of or to transmit force, as when one end of the line is pulled to raise a weight at …   Universalium

• pulley — /ˈpʊli / (say poolee) noun (plural pulleys) 1. a wheel with a grooved rim for carrying a line, turning in a frame or block and serving to change the direction of or transmit force, as in pulling at one end of the line to raise a weight at the… …  

• wheel and axle — n. a larger wheel or pulley that is fixed to a shaft, a smaller wheel or pulley, or a drum, to increase mechanical advantage or speed: the wheels are often grooved and operated like pulleys …   English World dictionary

• wheel and axle — a simple machine consisting, in its typical form, of a cylindrical drum to which a wheel concentric with the drum is firmly fastened: ropes are so applied that as one unwinds from the wheel, another rope is wound on to the drum. [1765 75] * * * ▪ …   Universalium

• machine — machineless, adj. /meuh sheen /, n., v., machined, machining. n. 1. an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine. 2. a mechanical apparatus or contrivance;… …   Universalium

• Simple machine — This article is about the concept in physics. For the Internet forum software, see Simple Machines Forum. Table of simple mechanisms, from Chambers Cyclopedia, 1728.[1] Simple machines provide a vocabulary for understanding more complex machine …   Wikipedia

• mechanical advantage — Mech. the ratio of output force to the input force applied to a mechanism. [1890 95] * * * Force amplifying effectiveness of a simple machine (lever, wedge, wheel and axle, pulley, or screw). The theoretical mechanical advantage of a system is… …   Universalium

• wedge — wedgelike, adj. /wej/, n., v., wedged, wedging. n. 1. a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Cf.… …   Universalium

• machine — n 1. engine, motor, mechanism, generator, apparatus, contrivance, device; contraption, gadget, Inf. gismo; appliance, utensil, tool, implement, instrument; lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, screw. 2. vehicle, automobile, auto …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• machine — ma•chine [[t]məˈʃin[/t]] n. v. chined, chin•ing 1) mac an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine[/ex] 2) a) mec a device that transmits or modifies force… …   From formal English to slang