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What is a simple machine?

What is a simple machine? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (physics) A device that only requires the application of a single force to work.
  2. Used in literal contexts: see simple,‎ machine.
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In that time, we've devised numerous reasons and ways to ride this eminently simple machine.
The TNC 124, a well-proven straight-cut control for simple machine tools, meets customers' needs for less demanding control tasks.
The common plough of the country is a simple machine and much inferior to the very worst of ours.
The mechanical advantage of a compound machine is much greater than that of a simple machine.
You can do it in facilities that look like barns, garages, with simple machine tools.
A simple machine, hand operated, can be had for a couple of hundred pounds, the dies preferably of hard brass although zincos are ok for short runs.

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