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Definition of lever
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of lever is as below...
Lever (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 of
metal,
wood, or other rigid
substance,
used to exert a
pressure,
or
sustain
a
weight,
at one point of its
length,
by
receiving
a force or power at a
second,
and
turning
at a third on a fixed point
called
a
fulcrum.
It is
usually
named as the first of the six mecha
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Target
::
Target
(n.) A
conspicuous
disk
attached
to a
switch
lever to show its
position,
or for use as a
signal..
Able
::
Able
(superl.)
Specially:
Having
intellectual
qualifications,
or
strong
mental
powers;
showing
ability
or
skill;
talented;
clever;
powerful;
as, the
ablest
man in the
senate;
an able
speech..
Gavelock
::
Gavelock
(n.) An iron crow or
lever.
Bar
::
Bar (n.) A piece of wood,
metal,
or other
material,
long in
proportion
to its
breadth
or
thickness,
used as a lever and for
various
other
purposes,
but
especially
for a
hindrance,
obstruction,
or
fastening;
as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a
door..
Attorneyism
::
Attorneyism
(n.) The
practice
or
peculiar
cleverness
of
attorneys.
Beam
::
Beam (n.) A heavy iron lever
having
an
oscillating
motion
on a
central
axis, one end of which is
connected
with the
piston
rod from which it
receives
motion,
and the other with the crank of the wheel
shaft;
--
called
also
working
beam or
walking
beam..
Expert
::
Expert
(a.)
Taught
by use,
practice,
or
experience,
experienced;
having
facility
of
operation
or
performance
from
practice;
knowing
and ready from much
practice;
clever;
skillful;
as, an
expert
surgeon;
expert
in chess or
archery..
Cartouch
::
Cartouch
(n.) A
cantalever,
console,
corbel,
or
modillion,
which has the form of a
scroll
of
paper.
Bell Crank
::
Bell crank () A lever whose two arms form a right
angle,
or
nearly
a right
angle,
having
its
fulcrum
at the apex of the
angle.
It is used in bell pulls and in
changing
the
direction
of bell wires at
angles
of
rooms,
etc., and also in
machinery..
Cantilever
::
Cantilever
(n.) Same as
Cantalever.
Clever
::
Clever
(a.)
Good-natured;
obliging.
Ingeniously
::
Ingeniously
(adv.)
In an
ingenious
manner;
with
ingenuity;
skillfully;
wittily;
cleverly.
Pedal
::
Pedal (a.) A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the
pianoforte
to raise the
dampers,
or in the organ to open and close
certain
pipes;
a
treadle,
as in a lathe or a
bicycle..
Trigger
::
Trigger
(n.) A
piece,
as a
lever,
which is
connected
with a catch or
detent
as a means of
releasing
it;
especially
(Firearms),
the part of a lock which is moved by the
finger
to
release
the cock and
discharge
the
piece..
Crowbar
::
Crowbar
(n.) A bar of iron
sharpened
at one end, and used as a
lever..
Jack
::
"Jack (n.) A
portable
machine
variously
constructed,
for
exerting
great
pressure,
or
lifting
or
moving
a heavy body
through
a small
distance.
It
consists
of a
lever,
screw,
rack and
pinion,
hydraulic
press,
or any
simple
combination
of
mechanical
powers,
working
in a
compact
pedestal
or
support
and
operated
by a
lever,
crank,
capstan
bar, etc. The name is often given to a
jackscrew,
which is a kind of
jack..
Trebucket
::
Trebucket
(n.) A
military
engine
used in the
Middle
Ages for
throwing
stones,
etc. It acted by means of a great
weight
fastened
to the short arm of a
lever,
which,
being let fall,
raised
the end of the long arm with great
velocity,
hurling
stones
with much
force..
Tambour
::
Tambour
(n.) A
shallow
metallic
cup or drum, with a thin
elastic
membrane
supporting
a
writing
lever.
Two or more of these are
connected
by an India
rubber
tube, and used to
transmit
and
register
the
movements
of the pulse or of any
pulsating
artery..
Monkeytail
::
Monkeytail
(n.) A
short,
round iron bar or lever used in naval
gunnery..
Cam
::
Cam (n.) A
turning
or
sliding
piece
which,
by the shape of its
periphery
or face, or a
groove
in its
surface,
imparts
variable
or
intermittent
motion
to, or
receives
such
motion
from, a rod,
lever,
or block
brought
into
sliding
or
rolling
contact
with it..
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