"mechanical advantage" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mechanical advantages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mechanical advantage (countable and uncountable, plural mechanical advantages)
  1. (mechanical engineering) The ratio of the output force produced by a machine (especially a simple machine) to the applied input force. Wikipedia link: mechanical advantage Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mechanical engineering Synonyms: leverage Translations (ratio of output force to input force): mekanika avantaĝo (Esperanto), meĥanika avantaĝo (Esperanto), Übersetzungsverhältnis [neuter] (German), guadagno meccanico [masculine] (Italian)

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