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Pulley

A disc with a groove around its circumference to locate a rope or cable and is used to change the direction of a force and/or multiply the force.

See also: Lever, Telodynamic Transmission, Windlass.

Subjects: Mechanical Engineering Physics

Further reading:

Advanced Physics for You, Keith Johnson, Simmone Hewett, Sue Holt, John Miller, Nelson Thornes