pulley
One of the simple machinesOne of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
» It transmits movement by belts and pulleys.
wallebot · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable)One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
Rolle, Seilrolle, Seilscheibe
блокblok, шкивškiv
блокblok
Annular ligament of the finger.
- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
Examples
4 sentencesIt transmits movement by belts and pulleys.
We put the piano up here using a pulley.
The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.
ruВинт, рычаг, клин, блок и т.д. называются простыми механизмами. — las
Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his pulley.
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Origin
From Middle English puly, poley, from Old French poulie, polie (“a pulley, windlass”), froFrom Middle English puly, poley, from Old French poulie, polie (“a pulley, windlass”), from Medieval Latin polidia, plural mistaken for the feminine of neuter polidium, from Ancient Greek πολίδιον (polídion, “little pivot”), diminutive of πόλος (pólos, “pivot, hinge, axis”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to turn”). Associated with pull (verb) by folk etymology.
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Forms
plural: pulleysSynonyms
3 synonyms- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope:pulley-blockpulley blockblock