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Definition of: simple machine
1. Any one of certain elementary mechanical contrivances, as the lever, the wedge, the inclined plane, the screw, the wheel and axle, and the pulley.
2. A hand tool having no parts, as a hammer or chisel, or two parts working in simple combination, as shears.
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