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COMPOUND LEVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does compound lever mean?
• COMPOUND LEVER (noun)
The noun COMPOUND LEVER has 1 sense:
1. a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum
Familiarity information: COMPOUND LEVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("compound lever" is a kind of...):
lever (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "compound lever"):
nutcracker (a compound lever used to crack nuts open)
pair of pliers; pliers; plyers (a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws)
pair of scissors; scissors (an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades)
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