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Simple Machines
Term | Definition |
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force | Exerting pressure or influence over object or substance. |
friction | The act of a surface or an object rubbing against each other. |
fructum | The support on which a lever turns or is helped in moving or lifting something. |
inclined plane | A plank or plane surface put at an angle to a horizontal surface. |
lever | A bar which rests on a fulcrum. |
load | Amount of work a machine is expected to perform. |
machine | Any device that applies or changes the direction of power force, or motion. |
axle | bar on which a wheel turns. |
power | strength or force that can be exerted on other bodies. |
pull | To move, usually with force or effort. |
pulley | A wheel that has a groove in the rim where a rope can run and change the direction of the pull. |
push | To move something away by pressing against it. |
screw | Cylinder with a ridge winding around it. It's a simple machine. |
spring | Something that produces action, a moving force. |
tool | An instrument of work. |
torque | A force that causes rotation. |
wedge | To force an opening. |
wheel | A round frame that turns on a pin or shaft in its middle. |
work | An effort in doing or making something. |