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Machine key terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Friction | |
| Gear | Similar to pulleys in that their motion is usually circular and continuous, have an advantage over pulleys, they do not slip |
| Hydraulics | The study and technology of the actions and reactions of liquids at rest and in motion |
| Inclined Plane | Allows lifting of heavy loads with minimal effort |
| Lever | Has a fulcrum, effort, and resistance |
| Linkage | A system of levers used to transmit motion |
| Machine | A device that does some kind of work by changing or transmitting energy |
| Mechanical Advantage | Is equal to the resistance divided by the effort |
| Mechanism | A way of changing one kind of effort into another kind of effort |
| Moment | Depends on the following two things: the effort and the distance of the effort from the fulcrum |
| Pneumatics | The study and technology of the characteristics of gases |
| Power | |
| Pressure | The effort applied to a given area |
| Pulley | A simple machine made of a wheel with groove for a rope, chain, or belt |
| Screw | An inclined planed wrapped in the form of a cylinder |
| Torque | Acts at a distance from the center of rotation |
| Wedge | A special version of the inclined plane |
| Wheel and Axle | A simple machine that consists of a large diameter disk or wheel that is attached rigidly to a smaller diameter bar (axle) |
| Work | Approximately equal to the amount of energy changed |
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