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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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Ingenuity
::
Ingenuity
(n.)
Curiousness,
or
cleverness
in
design
or
contrivance;
as, the
ingenuity
of a plan, or of
mechanism..
Rock Staff
::
Rock staff (v. i.) An
oscillating
bar in a
machine,
as the lever of the
bellows
of a
forge..
Clever
::
Clever
(a.)
Well-shaped;
handsome.
Grasshopper
::
Grasshopper
(n.) In
ordinary
square
or
upright
pianos
of
London
make, the
escapement
lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and
replaced
with the key; --
called
also the
hopper..
Clever
::
Clever
(a.)
Possessing
quickness
of
intellect,
skill,
dexterity,
talent,
or
adroitness;
expert..
Windlass
::
Windlass
(n.) A
machine
for
raising
weights,
consisting
of a
horizontal
cylinder
or
roller
moving
on its axis, and
turned
by a
crank,
lever,
or
similar
means,
so as to wind up a rope or chain
attached
to the
weight.
In
vessels
the
windlass
is often used
instead
of the
capstan
for
raising
the
anchor.
It is
usually
set upon the
forecastle,
and is
worked
by hand or
steam..
Clever
::
Clever
(a.)
Good-natured;
obliging.
Fulcrum
::
Fulcrum
(n.) That by which a lever is
sustained,
or about which it turns in
lifting
or
moving
a
body..
Target
::
Target
(n.) A
conspicuous
disk
attached
to a
switch
lever to show its
position,
or for use as a
signal..
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..
Differential
::
Differential
(a.)
Relating
to
differences
of
motion
or
leverage;
producing
effects
by such
differences;
said of
mechanism.
Cross-tail
::
Cross-tail
(n.) A bar
connecting
the ends of the side rods or
levers
of a
backaction
or
side-lever
engine.
Gaffle
::
Gaffle
(n.) A lever to bend
crossbows.
Brake
::
Brake (v. t.) A piece of
mechanism
for
retarding
or
stopping
motion
by
friction,
as of a
carriage
or
railway
car, by the
pressure
of
rubbers
against
the
wheels,
or of clogs or
ratchets
against
the track or
roadway,
or of a
pivoted
lever
against
a wheel or drum in a
machine..
Scalebeam
::
Scalebeam
(n.) The lever or beam of a
balance;
the lever of a
platform
scale,
to which the poise for
weighing
is
applied..
Tappet
::
Tappet
(n.) A lever or
projection
moved by some other
piece,
as a cam, or
intended
to tap or touch
something
else, with a view to
produce
change
or
regulate
motion..
Parr
::
Parr (n.) A young
leveret.
Purchase
::
Purchase
(v. t.) Any
mechanical
hold, or
advantage,
applied
to the
raising
or
removing
of heavy
bodies,
as by a
lever,
a
tackle,
capstan,
and the like; also, the
apparatus,
tackle,
or
device
by which the
advantage
is
gained..
Lever
::
Lever (a.) More
agreeable;
more
pleasing.
Cartouch
::
Cartouch
(n.) A
cantalever,
console,
corbel,
or
modillion,
which has the form of a
scroll
of
paper.
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