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mechanical advantage

mechanical advantage noun: the ratio of the output force produced by a machine (especially a simple machine) to the applied input force.

Noun

mechanical advantage (countable and uncountable, plural mechanical advantages)

  1. The ratio of the output force produced by a machine (especially a simple machine) to the applied input force.
    • […]and it will always be found, that the mechanical advantage of the wedge may be ascertained by comparing its perpendicular elevation with its base.1825, Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Works of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1: Practical Education, Samuel H. Parker, page 304
    • In the case of a lever with a mechanical advantage of 10 the effort has to move ten times as far as the load. This is the price which must always be paid for a mechanical advantage. Any machine which is designed to have a high mechanical advantage must also have a high velocity ratio. In fact...1965, A. E. E. McKenzie, General Physics, Cambridge University Press, page 76
    Synonyms:
    leverage

mechanical advantage meaning in Tamil and Telugu

mechanical advantage in Tamil

இயந்திர லாபம், பொறிமுறை நயம், எந்திர லாபம்

mechanical advantage in Telugu

mechanical advantage
యాంత్రికలాభము yāntrikalābhamu

Examples of mechanical advantage in a sentence

  • In the case of a lever with a mechanical advantage of 10 the effort has to move ten times as far as the load.1965, A. E. E. McKenzie, General Physics, Cambridge University Press, page 76:
  • Mechanical advantage is a ratio of like quantities and therefore has no units.2005, Robert Michael Boyce, Arnold Masterman, Plumbing: A Practical Guide for Level 2, Nelson Thornes, page 131:

Synonyms of mechanical advantage

Forms of mechanical advantage

pluralmechanical advantages

Questions about mechanical advantage

What does mechanical advantage mean?
Mechanical advantage means the ratio of the output force produced by a machine (especially a simple machine) to the applied input force.
What is mechanical advantage in Tamil?
Mechanical advantage in Tamil is இயந்திர லாபம், பொறிமுறை நயம், எந்திர லாபம். See Mechanical advantage meaning in Tamil.
How do you use mechanical advantage in a sentence?
In the case of a lever with a mechanical advantage of 10 the effort has to move ten times as far as the load.
What part of speech is mechanical advantage?
Mechanical advantage is a noun.
What is the plural of mechanical advantage?
The plural of mechanical advantage is mechanical advantages.

Words near mechanical advantage in the dictionary

  1. mechanic's grip
  2. mechanic's grips
  3. mechanic's lien
  4. mechanic's liens
  5. mechanical
  6. mechanical advantage
  7. mechanical advantages
  8. mechanical bank
  9. mechanical banks
  10. mechanical bull
  11. mechanical bulls

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mechanical advantage (page history and authors); mechanical advantage (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); యాంత్రికలాభము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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