MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE Definition & Meaning

mechanical advantage

noun

Mechanics.

the ratio of output force to the input force applied to a mechanism.

mechanical advantage

noun

the ratio of the working force exerted by a mechanism to the applied effort

mechanical advantage

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The ratio of the output force (acting on a load ) produced by a machine to the applied effort (the input force).
See also efficiency

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of mechanical advantage¹

First recorded in 1890–95

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All these simple machines provide a mechanical advantage in moving a load.

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After launching the new Alphafly version on Wednesday, Nike Chief Executive John Donahoe denied that the technology gives athletes a mechanical advantage.

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After launching the new shoe on Wednesday, Nike CEO John Donahoe said it did not give athletes a “mechanical advantage”.

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The sport’s governing body World Athletics says it is comfortable that the technology gives no “mechanical advantage”.

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In old world monkeys, the fabella can act as a kneecap, increasing the mechanical advantage of the muscle.

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