Category:Definitions/Levers

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A lever is a simple machine consisting of:

a rigid bar $M$

pivoted at a point $F$, called the fulcrum

so that:

an effort applied at one point $E$ of $M$

is transferred to:

a load at another point $L$ of $M$

so as to generate a mechanical advantage.