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Taglia

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pulleynoun(engineering, countable) 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).
sheavenounA wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.
tricenounNow only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.
gearingnounThe ratio of a system of gears.
pulley blocknounA shell containing one or more sheaves, the whole forming a pulley.
mufflenounAnything that mutes or deadens sound.
riggernounOne whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system.
running blocknounA block in an arrangement of pulleys.
tumblernounA drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.
beltingnoun(music, uncountable) The act of singing in chest voice above one's vocal break in a higher range typically sung in head voice.
sheafnounA quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
pivot gearingnounA system of gearing permitting the driving shaft to be swivelled so as to set the machine in any direction with relation to the power.
tacklernoun(sports) A player who tackles another.
facenoun(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
levernoun(mechanics) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.
monkey wheelnounA tackle-block over which a hoisting rope is run.
trispastnounA machine with three pulleys which act together to raise great weights.
treadlingnounThe process of working a treadle.
ganz systemnoun(historical) A haulage system for canal boats, in which an electric locomotive running on a monorail has its adhesion materially increased by the pull of the tow rope on a series of inclined gripping wheels.
toolsettingnounThe fitting of a tool onto a machine.

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