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noun
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a means or agency of persuading or of achieving an end: Saying that the chairman of the board likes the plan is just a lever to get us to support it.
3.
Horology. the pallet of an escapement.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4.
to move with or apply a lever: to lever a rock; to lever mightily and to no avail.
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Levered
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English levere, levour for *lever < Anglo-French; Old French levier, equivalent to lev(er) to lift (< Latin levāre to lighten, lift, verbal derivative of levis light) + -ier -ier2
1250–1300; Middle English levere, levour for *lever < Anglo-French; Old French levier, equivalent to lev(er) to lift (< Latin levāre to lighten, lift, verbal derivative of levis light) + -ier -ier2
Related forms
re·lev·er, verb (used with object)
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Word Origin & History
lever
c.1300, from O.Fr. levier "a lifter, a lever," agent noun from lever "to raise," from L. levare "to raise," from levis "light" in weight, from PIE base *le(n)gwh- "light, easy, agile, nimble" (cf. Skt. laghuh "quick, small;" Gk. elakhys "small," elaphros "light;" O.C.S. liguku, Lith. lengvas "light;"
EXPANDO.Ir. laigiu "smaller, worse;" Goth. leihts, O.E. leoht "light" (adj.)).
COLLAPSE
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Science Dictionary
lever  (lěv'ər) Pronunciation Key
A simple machine consisting of a bar that pivots on a fixed support, or fulcrum, and is used to transmit torque. A force applied by pushing down on one end of the lever results in a force pushing up at the other end. If the fulcrum is not positioned in the middle of the lever, then the force applied to one end will not yield the same force on the other, since the torque must be the same on either side of the fulcrum. Levers, like gears, can thus be used to increase the force available from a mechanical power source. See more at fulcrum, See also mechanical advantage. |
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