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Definition of Compound lever
1. Noun. A pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum.
Specialized synonyms: Nutcracker, Pair Of Pliers, Pliers, Plyers, Pair Of Scissors, Scissors
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compound Lever
Literary usage of Compound lever
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Natural Philosophy: In which are Explained the Principles of by John Lee Comstock (1854)
"ETP compound lever. o jr. 61 represents a compound lever, consisting of three sim-
... By what rule is the force of the compound lever calculated 1 327. ..."
2. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1852)
"A pulley is attached to a compound lever half way between tne drum and the pulley
where the power is applied to the hammer, and, by acting upon the lever, ..."
3. An Introduction to Natural Philosophy: Designed as a Text Book for the Use by Denison Olmsted (1850)
"In the compound lever, the opposite forces are in equilibrio, when the power is
to the weight, as the product of all the arms on the side of the weight, ..."
4. Elementary Treatise on Mechanics: For the Use of Colleges and Schools of Science by William Guy Peck (1870)
"_—-• The compound lever. 65. A compound lever is a ... Hence, in the compound
lever, the power is to the resist- ..."
5. A Manual of Natural Philosophy: Compiled from Various Sources, and Designed by John Johnston (1858)
"compound lever.—Simple levers are sometimes ™ so combined, that Tj, 1, p jg" one,
... Such a combination of levers is called a compound lever. ..."
6. Farm Blacksmithing: A Textbook and Problem Book for Students in Agricultural by John Frank Friese (1921)
"How to Make the compound lever Bar 1. Shape one end to a chisel edge two ...
compound lever BAR. 3. Harden, and temper to a dark blue color for general use. ..."
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