Meaning of mechanical advantage | Babel Free

Definitions

The ratio of the output force produced by a machine (especially a simple machine) to the applied input force.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“[…]and it will always be found, that the mechanical advantage of the wedge may be ascertained by comparing its perpendicular elevation with its base⟳.”

“In the case of a lever with a mechanical advantage of 10 the effort has to move⟳ ten times as far as the load⟳. This is the price which must always be paid for a mechanical advantage. Any machine which is designed to have⟳ a high mechanical advantage must also have⟳ a high velocity ratio. In fact, 'what is gained in force⟳ is lost in speed⟳'.”

“Mechanical advantage is a ratio of like⟳ quantities and therefore has no units.”

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