Simple-machine
noun, Mechanics.
1.
machine (def 3b).
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
simple machine
See under machine.
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