simple machine

simple machine

noun

Definition of SIMPLE MACHINE

: 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

First Known Use of SIMPLE MACHINE

circa 1704

Rhymes with SIMPLE MACHINE

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