lifting lever

  • 1lifting — [ liftiŋ ] n. m. • 1955; angl. face lifting ♦ Anglic. Traitement esthétique, le plus souvent chirurgical, destiné à supprimer les rides du visage par tension de l épiderme. ⇒ déridage. Se faire faire des liftings. Recomm. offic. lissage,… …

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  • 2Assembler box lifting lever — Рычаг подъёма верстатки …

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  • 3Lever tumbler lock — A lever tumbler lock is a type of lock that uses a set of levers to prevent the bolt from moving in the lock. In the simplest of these, lifting the tumbler above a certain height will allow the bolt to slide past. Double acting Lever tumbler… …

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  • 4lever — /lev euhr, lee veuhr/, n. 1. Mech. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third. Cf. machine (def. 4b). 2. a means or agency of persuading or of achieving an end:… …

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  • 5Lever — /lee veuhr/, n. Charles James ( Cornelius O Dowd ), 1806 72, Irish novelist and essayist. * * * Simple machine used to amplify physical force. All early people used the lever in some form, for moving heavy stones or as digging sticks for land… …

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  • 6Lever — In physics, a lever (from French lever , to raise , c.f. a levant ) is a rigid object that is used with an appropriate fulcrum or point to multiply the mechanical force that can be applied to another object.This is also termed mechanical… …

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  • 7Lewis (lifting appliance) — For other uses, see Lewis (disambiguation). Lewises in a stonemasonry workshop …

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  • 8Crane (machine) — A modern crawler type derrick crane with outriggers. The latticed boom is fitted with a jib. A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower material …

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  • 9Hoist (device) — This article is about Hoist (device). For other uses, see Hoist (disambiguation). A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically …

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  • 10keyboard instrument — ▪ music Introduction       any musical instrument on which different notes can be sounded by pressing a series of keys, push buttons, or parallel levers. In nearly all cases in Western music the keys correspond to consecutive notes in the… …

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