A lever is a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum. A lever is a rigid body capable of rotating on a point...
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John Prakash Rao Janumala, better known by his stage name Johnny Lever (born on 14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and comedian who is known for his works...
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The Lever is an American reader-supported investigative news outlet founded by David Sirota, a speechwriter and former senior advisor to Bernie Sanders...
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A lever action is a type of action for repeating firearms that uses a manually operated cocking handle located around the trigger guard area (often incorporating...
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Johnny Lever. Lever is the daughter of the comedian Johnny Lever (John Prakash Rao Janumala) and Sujata Janumala. She has a younger brother, Jesse. Lever received...
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Lever Brothers was a British manufacturing company founded in 1885 by two brothers: William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925), and James...
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Lafayette "Fat" Lever (/ˈliːvər/; born August 18, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association...
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The front lever is a gymnastic and calisthenic move - a static hold normally performed on the still rings or the pull-up bar. A front lever is performed...
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Look up Lever or lever in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A lever is a mechanical device to multiply force. Lever may also refer to: "Lever" (song), a...
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Winchester rifle (redirect from Winchester Lever-Action Repeating Rifles)
Winchester rifle is a comprehensive term describing a series of lever action repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Developed...
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Lever House is a 307-foot-tall (94 m) office building at 390 Park Avenue in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Constructed from...
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The lever escapement, invented by the English clockmaker Thomas Mudge in 1754 (albeit first used in 1769), is a type of escapement that is used in almost...
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Peter Lever (17 September 1940 – 27 March 2025) was an English cricketer, who played in seventeen Tests and ten ODIs for England from 1970 to 1975. A...
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Lever is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Sir Arthur Lever, 1st Baronet (1860–1924), British politician Arthur Lever (footballer) (1920–2004)...
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pp. 89–102 Lever (1993), pp. 171–74 Lever (1993), p. 180 Lever (1993), pp. 184–86 Lever (1993), pp. 187–88 Lever (1993), pp. 188–91 Lever (1993), pp. 192–93...
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Pin-pallet escapement (redirect from Pin-lever)
A Roskopf, pin-lever, or pin-pallet escapement is an inexpensive, less accurate version of the lever escapement, used in mechanical alarm clocks, kitchen...
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Gear stick (redirect from Gear lever)
gearstick), gear lever (both UK English), gearshift or shifter (both US English), more formally known as a transmission lever, is a metal lever attached to...
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Charles James Lever (31 August 1806 – 1 June 1872) was an Irish novelist and raconteur, whose novels, according to Anthony Trollope, were just like his...
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Tire iron (redirect from Tire lever)
A tire iron (also tire lever or tire spoon) is a specialized metal or plastic tool used in working with tires. Tire irons have not been in common use...
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A lever tumbler lock is a type of lock whose mechanism uses a set of levers to prevent the bolt from moving in the lock. It does not mean a locking lever...
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Thrust levers or throttle levers are found in the cockpit of aircraft, and are used by the pilot, copilot, flight engineer, or autopilot to control the...
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Lever is a software company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and Toronto, Canada that provides an applicant tracking system for hiring. It...
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The Barker lever is a pneumatic system which multiplies the force of a finger on the key of a tracker pipe organ. It employs the wind pressure of the...
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Pallet fork (redirect from Pallet lever)
The pallet fork is a component of the lever escapement of a mechanical watch. The pallet fork and the lever form one component that sits between the escape...
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The compound lever is a simple machine operating on the premise that the resistance from one lever in a system of levers acts as effort for the next,...
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William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme FRGS FRIBA (/ˈliːvər, ˈliːvərhjuːm/; 19 September 1851 – 7 May 1925) was an English industrialist, philanthropist...
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A back lever is a static hold performed on the rings or the pull-up bar. A back lever is rated as an 'A' value skill on the Code of Points, a scale from...
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Unilever (redirect from Lever Fabergé)
merger of Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie with British soap maker Lever Brothers. The company's products include baby food, beauty products, bottled...
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Lever MBE (born 24 February 1949) is an English former international cricketer who played Test and One Day International cricket for England. Lever was...
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