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Lever
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lever
[Noun] Something that can be used to make people do what you want them to do, rather than what they want to do. Also means a handle on a machine or a bar that you can wedge under a heavy object to make it move. Example: The company used the threat of redundancies as a lever to persuade emp... Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary/
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lever
[n] - a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum 2. [n] - a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock 3. [n] - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=lever
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Lever
One of the basic tools that date from prehistoric times. Simply a beam (lever) is used to move a load with a fulcrum (pivot) and an applied force. The position of the three determines the mechanical advantage.First Class LeverWith this type of lever the fulcrum is situated between the load and the a... Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/l/e/lever/source.html
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Lever
Lev'er (lē'vẽr) adjective [ Old compar. of leve or lief .] More agreeable; more pleasing. [ Obsolete] Chaucer. To be lever than . See Had as lief , under Had . Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/34
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Lever
Lev'er adverb Rather. [ Obsolete] Chaucer. « For lever had I die than see his deadly face.» Spenser. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/34
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Lever
Le'ver (lē'vẽr or lĕv'ẽr; 277) noun [ Middle English levour , Old French leveor , prop., a lifter, from French lever to raise, Latin levare ; akin to levis light in weight, English levit... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/34
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lever
1. <mechanics> A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. Specif, a bar of metal, wood, or other rigid substance, used to exert a pre... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?lever
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lever
noun a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lever
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lever
noun a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lever
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Lever
• (a.) More agreeable; more pleasing. • (adv.) Rather. • (n.) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; -- used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. Specif., a bar o... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/lever/
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lever
simple machine used to amplify physical force. All early people used the lever in some form, for moving heavy stones or as digging sticks for land ... [1 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/40
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Lever
A lever (ər or ər) is constructed from a beam attached to ground by a hinge, or fulcrum. It is one of the six simple machines identified by Renaissance scientists. The word comes from the French lever, "to raise", cf. a levant. A lever amplifies an input force to provide a greater output force, w... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lever
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lever
- a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
- a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
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lever
insulating tool used to open the sheath of a cable or to pry the covering off conductors Found op http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=651-06-02
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lever
Levers form one of the most important groups of simple machines, devices that enable energy to be used in the most advantageous way. At its simplest a lever is a rigid bar that can be turned freely round a fixed point (known as the fulcrum), and it is surprising what such a simple device can achieve... Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/L/lever.html
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lever
lever, simple machine consisting of a bar supported at some stationary point along its length and used to overcome resistance at a second point by application of force at a third point. The stationary point of a lever is known as its fulcrum. The term lever is also applied to a projecting piece that... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0829558.html
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Lever
A lever is a simple machine, usually consisting of a rigid bar or rod, designed to rotate about a fixed point called the fulcrum. The effect of any force applied to a lever is to rotate the lever about the fulcrum. The rotational force is in direct proportion to the distance between the fulcrum and ... Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GL.HTM
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lever
Type: Term Pronunciation: lev′ĕr, lēv′ Definitions: 1. An instrument used to lift or pry. Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=49215
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lever
Simple machine consisting of a rigid rod pivoted at a fixed point called the fulcrum, used for shifting or raising a heavy load or applying force. Levers are classified into orders according to where the effort is applied, and the load-moving force developed, in relation to the position of the fu...... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0017416.html
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Lever
[disambiguation] Lever is a rigid object used to multiply a mechanical force. Lever may also refer to: ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lever_(disambiguation)
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Lever
[surname] Lever is a surname. People with that name include: ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lever_(surname)
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lever
1) ... 2000 (soap brand) 2) Archimedean machine 3) Archimedean world-mover 4) Bar 5) Bar used as a pry 6) Crowbar 7) Crowbar often 8) Crowbar, e.g. 9) Crowbar, essentially 10) It may pry 11) It's about a fulcrum 12) ... Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/lever/1
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