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wheel and axle

wheel and axle noun: a simple machine consisting of a wheel (or similar lever) that turns an axle around which a cord is wound; its mechanical advantage is the ratio of the diameters of the wheel and axle.

Noun

wheel and axle (plural wheels and axles)

  1. A simple machine consisting of a wheel (or similar lever) that turns an axle around which a cord is wound; its mechanical advantage is the ratio of the diameters of the wheel and axle.

wheel and axle meaning in Tamil

wheel and axle in Tamil

சில்லுமச்சாணியும்

Forms of wheel and axle

pluralwheels and axles

Questions about wheel and axle

What does wheel and axle mean?
Wheel and axle means a simple machine consisting of a wheel (or similar lever) that turns an axle around which a cord is wound; its mechanical advantage is the ratio of the diameters of the wheel and axle.
What is wheel and axle in Tamil?
Wheel and axle in Tamil is சில்லுமச்சாணியும். See Wheel and axle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wheel and axle?
Wheel and axle is a noun.
What is the plural of wheel and axle?
The plural of wheel and axle is wheels and axles.

Words near wheel and axle in the dictionary

  1. wheeked
  2. wheeking
  3. wheeks
  4. wheel
  5. wheel about
  6. wheel and axle
  7. wheel and deal
  8. wheel animal
  9. wheel animalcule
  10. wheel animalcules
  11. wheel animals

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