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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 510 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LEVER (through O. Fr. leveour, levere, mod. levier, from
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Lat. levare, to lift, raise) , a
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mechanical
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device for raising bodies; the "
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simple "
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lever consists of a rigid
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bar
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free to move about a fixed point, termed the fulcrum; one point of the
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rod is connected to the piece to be moved, and
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power is applied at another point (see
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MECHANICS) .

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