SIMPLE MACHINE


Meaning of SIMPLE MACHINE in English

Function: noun

Date: circa 1704

: any of various elementary mechanisms formerly considered as the elements of which all machines are composed and including the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the inclined plane, the wedge, and the screw

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.