English
Pronunciation
\Lev"er:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�v�(r)|-�v�(r), Rhymes:English:-i�v�(r)|-i�v�(r)
audio|en-uk-lever.ogg|Audio (UK)
Category:Pronunciations wildly different across the pond
audio|II US lever.ogg�|Audio (US)
Etymology
From OF. levier.
Adverb
lever
- obsolete Rather. —Chaucer.
#:For lever had I die than see his deadly face. —Spenser
Noun
wikipedia
en-noun
- mechanics A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. Specif., a bar of metal, wood, or other rigid substance, used to exert a pressure, or sustain a weight, at one point of its length, by receiving a force or power at a second, and turning at a third on a fixed point called a fulcrum. It is usually named as the first of the six mechanical powers, and is of three kinds, according as either the fulcrum F, the weight W, or the power P, respectively, is situated between the other two, as in the figures.
- mechanics A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it.
- mechanics An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it.
Verb
en-verb|levers|levering|levered|levered
#To move with a lever.
#:With great effort and a big crowbar I managed to lever the beam off the floor.
Derived terms
Compound lever: a machine consisting of two or more levers acting upon each other.
Lever escapement: See escapement.
Lever jack: See Jack
Lever watch: a watch having a vibrating lever to connect the action of the escape wheel with that of the balance.
Universal lever: a machine formed by a combination of a lever with the wheel and axle, in such a manner as to convert the reciprocating motion of the lever into a continued rectilinear motion of some body to which the power is applied.
Translations
trans-top|rigid thing turning about an axis, used for transmitting and modifying force and motion
Czech: páka f
trans-mid
Portuguese: alavanca f
Russian: ���аг (ry�ág) m
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Afrikaans: hefboom
ttbc|Dutch: hefboom m
ttbc|French: levier m
ttbc|German: Hebel m
Ido: levero
ttbc|Italian: leva f
Danish
Noun
lever
#liver
Category:Danish nouns
Dutch
Noun
lever
#liver
Verb
lever
- simple present 1st person singular of leveren
- imperative of leveren
Category:Dutch nouns
French
Etymology
L.|fr term|levo#Latin|levare|to elevate, from term|levis||light, not heavy
Verb
lever
- to raise, to lift
Antonyms
baisser
Related terms
levage
levant
levé
lever du soleil
lève-tard
lève-tôt
se lever
Conjugation
fr-conj-e-er|l|v
Hungarian
Verb
lever
#to knock down
Etymology
From le- and ver
Category:Hungarian verbs
Norwegian
Noun
no-noun-m2
#liver
Verb
Category:Norwegian verb forms
lever
#present tense of leve
Swedish
sv-noun|gender=Common|lever|levern|levrar|levrarna|levers|leverns|levrars|levrarnas
Pronunciation
audio|Sv-lever.ogg|audio
Noun
lever
#liver
Verb
lever
#present tense of leva
Category:Swedish nouns
Category:Swedish verb forms
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