lever
A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis, and in which are…A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.
» I pulled the lever.
Ich legte den Hebel um.
Я дёрнул за рычаг.
Я потянул за рычаг.
Я потягнув важіль.
Meaning
7 sensesA rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.
Hebel
рыча́гryčág
ва́жільvážilʹ, підо́ймаpidójma, підва́гаpidváha
A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.
Specifically, 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 mechanical powers, and is of three kinds, according as either the fulcrum F, the weight W, or the power P, respectively, is situated between the other two, as in the figures.
A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a switch or a button).
Hebel
A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it.
An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it.
(rare)A levee.
(obsolete)A crowbar.
- a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
- a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock
- a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
Examples
19 sentencesI pulled the lever.
Я потягнув важіль. — deniko
ruЯ дёрнул за рычаг. — marafon
deIch legte den Hebel um. — Yorwba
Tom pulled a lever.
ruТом потянул рычаг. — odexed
deTom zog an einem Hebel. — Melang
Press down on the lever.
Tom put two slices of bread into the toaster and pushed down on the lever.
deTom legte zwei Scheiben Brot in den Toaster und schob den Hebel nach unten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Push the lever down to flush.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lever, levore, levour, from Old French leveor, leveur (“a lifter, leveFrom Middle English lever, levore, levour, from Old French leveor, leveur (“a lifter, lever (also Old French and French levier)”), from Latin levātor (“a lifter”), from levō (“to raise”). Doublet of levator.
Borrowed from French lever.
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Forms
plural: leversSynonyms
2 synonyms- a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock:lever tumbler