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mechanical advantage

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

  • noun The ratio of the output force produced by a machine to the applied input force.

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  • noun The ratio of the output force produced by a machine (especially a simple machine) to the applied input force.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it

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