Definition of wheel and axle

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wheel and axle

The term 'wheel and axle ' as it applies to the area of basic science can be defined as 'simple machine made up of two coaxial cylindrical objects of different size in which the axle (a small wheel) is attached to the center of a larger wheel; the wheel and axle must move together to be a simple machine; a wheel and axle lifts or moves loads '.

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