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What does a mechanical advantage greater than one usually mean?
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A mechanical advantage greater than one means that you have to put less effort into the system than if you had to do the work directly. Usually this is by spreading the effort you put in out over a longer distance or time. For instance, although in the end the same amount of work is done, lifting a box straight up with you hands is more difficult than using an inclined plane or lever to do the work.
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What does it mean when the IMA is less than 1.0?
If an IMA (ideal mechanical advantage) is less than one, that means the lever the force is applied to is shorter than the lever lifting the load.
What does clockwork the idiom mean?
Clockwork isn't an idiom that I'm aware of. The work means something that is mechanical, driven by old-fashioned gears and wheels. It can also mean something that runs as smoothly as if mechanical, or something repetitive and mechanical-seeming.
What does the greater sign mean with a line under it?
It means greater than or equal to
Will your estimated value be greater than or less than the actual answer?
I assume that with "estimated" you mean that you round a number. Rounding can be done in several ways; but it is usually done in such a way that the rounded answer can be greater or smaller than the original number - depending on the specific number.
What does symbol of greater than with a line under it and a slash through it mean?
Not greater than or equal to.
What does the M stands for in the abbreviation AMA?
Depending on the context , it might mean " medical". Mechanical = Actual Mechanical Advantage
What does the word MEP mean for an engineer?
It usually stands for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP).
Does a mechanical advantage value of 2 mean that your input force was 2 times larger than your output force?
No, it means that the output is two times larger than input.
What is the meaning of mechanicalage?
If you mean "Mechanicanlage", it means "mechanics plant" or "mechanics factory".=========================================================The grammatically correct form is mechanische Anlage and, depending on context, could mean mechanical plant, or more usually, mechanical layout, plan, draft or design.
What does double pulley system mean in science?
A "double pulley" may refer to a two-block (two rope) pulley, or to the arrangement of two separate pulley blocks as a "block and tackle" -- designed to make lifting easier by reducing the necessary lifting force: a smaller force is applied over a greater distance to achieve a mechanical advantage.
What does it mean when the IMA is less than 1.0?
If an IMA (ideal mechanical advantage) is less than one, that means the lever the force is applied to is shorter than the lever lifting the load.
What does viddle mean?
It depends on the context in which its used. It can either be southern slang for food with vital nutrients; usually vegetables. Or it can mean to be forcefully taken advantage of sexually.
What are mechanical conventions in literature?
What does mechanical conventions mean when used in literature?
How high is a mountain?
Attending an altitude greater then that of a hill,a mountain is usually about greater than 2000 ft. (610m)Note that this does not necessarily mean altitude above sea level.
Teddy Roosevelt said the word muckraker what does it mean?
one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)
Is mg greater than mcg?
"mg" is generally considered to mean "milligram" while "mcg" is usually considered to mean "microgram". If these are the meanings intended by the questioner, then 1 mg = 1000 mcg, so that the mg is definitely greater.
What does it mean to have an ideal mechanical advantage of 7?
The ideal mechanical advantage is calculated as: Ideal_Mechanical_Advantage = distance_moved_by_effort / distance_moved_by_load. It is ideal because it ignores real world factors like energy lost through friction. So an Ideal Mechanical Advantage (IMA) of 7 means that the machinery amplifies the applied effort by 7. For example, a 7 kg load can be balanced using a block-and-tackle arrangement (which has 7 ropes supporting the load block and thus an IMA of 7) using only 1 kg and lifted by applying slightly more than 1 kg. In the real world, there is friction between the pulleys and their bearings so that more real effort is required before the load moves and the real Mechanical Advantage of the above block-and-tackle arrangement is less than 7.
