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inclined plane
a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal
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lever
a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
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block, pulley, pulley block, pulley-block
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
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wheel
a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
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balance, balance wheel
a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
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bicycle wheel
the wheel of a bicycle
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bollock, bullock block
a pulley-block at the head of a topmast
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buffing wheel
a wheel that is covered with soft material
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cartwheel
a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
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car wheel
a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car
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daisy print wheel, daisy wheel
a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper
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driving wheel
a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force)
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fairlead
a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing
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cogwheel, gear, gear wheel, geared wheel
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
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emery wheel, grinding wheel
a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding
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handwheel
a wheel worked by hand
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idle pulley, idle wheel, idler pulley
a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it
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nosewheel
a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear
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paddle wheel, paddlewheel
a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat
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pinwheel
a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
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potter's wheel
a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter
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incline, ramp
an inclined surface connecting two levels
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ratchet wheel
toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever
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roller
a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
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roulette, toothed wheel
a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
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rowel
a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur
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screw
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
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sprocket, sprocket wheel
thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain
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trundle
small wheel or roller
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wagon wheel
a wheel of a wagon
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water wheel, waterwheel
a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine
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water wheel, waterwheel
a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond
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wedge
something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
