Wedge
Machine of interjacence and separation.
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Siblings
| fulk* | Fulcrum | Support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body. |
| * | Lever | A rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third. |
| * | Pulley, Crane, Derrick | A wheel, with a grooved rim for carrying a line, that turns in a frame or block and serves to change the direction of or to transmit force, as when one end of the line is pulled to raise a weight at the other end. |
| sprenq* | Spring (machine) | Machine, typically a coil or strip of steel, that stores potential energy when it is compressed, stretched, or bent and releases it when the restraining force is removed. |
| * | Wedge | Machine of interjacence and separation. |
