pulley
Meaning of pulley
noun
One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
verb
To raise or lift by means of a pulley.
Information about pulley
- The plural form of pulley is: pulleys.
- Languages in which pulley is used:
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Hyphenation of pulley
pul-ley
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- pulley is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
pulley synonyms
Meaning pulley-block:
Translation of pulley
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