simple machine


nounMechanics.

Origin of simple machine

1
First recorded in 1900–05

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British Dictionary definitions for simple machine

simple machine

noun
  1. a simple device for altering the magnitude or direction of a force. The six basic types are the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, screw, wedge, and inclined plane

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simple machine

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