simple machine
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Whether you want a small, simple machine for brewing your morning cup or the option to make something fancy, we’ve got a coffee maker for you.
The best coffee makers to get your day started right | Stacey L. Nash | October 3, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThey don’t speak at all, and move in rigid lock-step, making them seem much more like simple machines lacking in experience than sentient agents.
In this simple machine the lines of force exist between the poles of a horseshoe magnet.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred PagA compressed air motor is an exceedingly simple machine--much simpler than an ordinary steam engine.
Whenever the lantern was filled, the tenter carried the roving to a simple machine, where it was wound upon bobbins by hand.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
This simple machine very much lessened the labor and expedited the work.
Life & Times of Col. Daniel Boone | Cecil B. HartleyThe spooler is a simple machine, but one that requires constant attendance.
The Fabric of Civilization | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for simple machine
a simple device for altering the magnitude or direction of a force. The six basic types are the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, screw, wedge, and inclined plane
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Scientific definitions for simple machine
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