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compound machine

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A machine consisting of two or more simple machines operating together, as a wheelbarrow consisting of a lever, axle, and wheel.

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  • noun physics Any combination of simple machines working together

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