- (a.) More agreeable; more pleasing.
- (adv.) Rather.
- (n.) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; -- used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. specifically, a bar of metal, wood or other rigid substance, used to exert a pressure or sustain a weight, at one point of its length, by receiving a force or power at a second, and turning at a third on a fixed point called a fulcrum. It is usually named as the first of the six mechanical powers, and is of three kinds, according as either the fulcrum F, the weight W or the power P, respectively, is situated between the other two, as in the figures.
- (n.) An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it.
- (n.) A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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