HyperDic: compound_lever

English > 1 sense of the expression compound lever:
NOUNartifactcompound levera pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum
English > compound lever: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum.
NarrowernutcrackerA compound lever used to crack nuts open
pliers, pair of pliers, plyersA gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws
scissors, pair of scissorsAn edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
BroaderleverA rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

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