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Simple machine   /sˈɪmpəl məʃˈin/   Listen
Simple machine

noun
1.
A device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point.  Synonym: machine.





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"Simple machine" Quotes from Famous Books



... heretofore explained, and with the hope of reducing the General Government to that simple machine which the Constitution created and of withdrawing from the States all other influence than that of its universal beneficence in preserving peace, affording an uniform currency, maintaining the inviolability of contracts, diffusing intelligence, and ...
— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, - Vol. 2, Part 3, Andrew Jackson, 1st term • Edited by James D. Richardson


Words linked to "Simple machine" :   inclined plane, pulley-block, wheel, mechanical device, pulley block, lever, pulley, block


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