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A lever is a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum. [1]

33 relations: Applied mechanics, Archimedes, Beam (structure), Bottle opener, Brake, Car controls, Construction worker, Crowbar (tool), English language, Generalized coordinates, Generalized forces, Hinge, Latin, Linkage (mechanical), Mandible, Mechanical advantage, Mechanism (engineering), Moment (physics), Nutcracker, Old French, Pappus of Alexandria, Power (physics), Proto-Indo-European language, Scissors, Seesaw, Simple machine, Stephen Wolfram, Tipping point (physics), Torque, Tweezers, Virtual work, Wheelbarrow, Wolfram Demonstrations Project.

Applied mechanics

Applied mechanics (also engineering mechanics) is a branch of the physical sciences and the practical application of mechanics.

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Archimedes

Archimedes of Syracuse (Ἀρχιμήδης) was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.

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Beam (structure)

A beam is a structural element that primarily resists loads applied laterally to the beam's axis.

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Bottle opener

A bottle opener is a device that enables the removal of metal bottle caps from bottles.

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Brake

A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system.

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Car controls

Car controls are the components in automobiles and other powered road vehicles, such as trucks and buses, used for driving and parking.

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Construction worker

A construction worker is a tradesperson, laborer, or professional employed in the physical construction of the built environment and its infrastructure.

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Crowbar (tool)

A crowbar, also called a wrecking bar, pry bar or prybar, pinch-bar, or occasionally a prise bar or prisebar, colloquially, in Britain and Australia sometimes called a jimmy (also called jimmy bar or jemmy), gooseneck, or pig foot, is a tool consisting of a metal bar with a single curved end and flattened points, often with a small fissure on one or both ends for removing nails.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Generalized coordinates

In analytical mechanics, specifically the study of the rigid body dynamics of multibody systems, the term generalized coordinates refers to the parameters that describe the configuration of the system relative to some reference configuration.

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Generalized forces

Generalized forces find use in Lagrangian mechanics, where they play a role conjugate to generalized coordinates.

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Hinge

A hinge is a mechanical bearing that connects two solid objects, typically allowing only a limited angle of rotation between them.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Linkage (mechanical)

A mechanical linkage is an assembly of bodies connected to manage forces and movement.

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Mandible

The mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is the largest, strongest and lowest bone in the human face.

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Mechanical advantage

Mechanical advantage is a measure of the force amplification achieved by using a tool, mechanical device or machine system.

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Mechanism (engineering)

A mechanism, in engineering, is a device that transforms input forces and movement into a desired set of output forces and movement.

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Moment (physics)

In physics, a moment is an expression involving the product of a distance and a physical quantity, and in this way it accounts for how the physical quantity is located or arranged.

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Nutcracker

A nutcracker is a tool designed to open nuts by cracking their shells.

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Old French

Old French (franceis, françois, romanz; Modern French: ancien français) was the language spoken in Northern France from the 8th century to the 14th century.

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Pappus of Alexandria

Pappus of Alexandria (Πάππος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. 290 – c. 350 AD) was one of the last great Greek mathematicians of Antiquity, known for his Synagoge (Συναγωγή) or Collection (c. 340), and for Pappus's hexagon theorem in projective geometry.

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Power (physics)

In physics, power is the rate of doing work, the amount of energy transferred per unit time.

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Proto-Indo-European language

Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the linguistic reconstruction of the hypothetical common ancestor of the Indo-European languages, the most widely spoken language family in the world.

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Scissors

Scissors are hand-operated shearing tools.

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Seesaw

A seesaw (also known as a teeter-totter or teeterboard) is a long, narrow board supported by a single pivot point, most commonly located at the midpoint between both ends; as one end goes up, the other goes down.

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Simple machine

A simple machine is a mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force.

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Stephen Wolfram

Stephen Wolfram (born August 29, 1959) is a British-American computer scientist, physicist, and businessman.

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Tipping point (physics)

A tipping point is an example of hysteresis in which the point at which an object is displaced from a state of stable equilibrium into a new equilibrium state that is qualitatively dissimilar from the first.

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Torque

Torque, moment, or moment of force is rotational force.

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Tweezers

Tweezers are small tools used for picking up objects too small to be easily handled with the human fingers.

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Virtual work

Virtual work arises in the application of the principle of least action to the study of forces and movement of a mechanical system.

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Wheelbarrow

A wheelbarrow is a small hand-propelled vehicle, usually with just one wheel, designed to be pushed and guided by a single person using two handles at the rear, or by a sail to push the ancient wheelbarrow by wind.

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Wolfram Demonstrations Project

The Wolfram Demonstrations Project is an organized, open-source collection of small (or medium-size) interactive programs called Demonstrations, which are meant to visually and interactively represent ideas from a range of fields.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lever

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