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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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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Johnny Lever (born John Prakash Rao Janumala; 14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of...
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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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The Lever is an American reader-supported investigative news outlet founded by David Sirota. The name The Lever is inspired by a quote from the Greek...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Lever House is a 307-foot-tall (94 m) office building at 390 Park Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Constructed from 1950...
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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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A lever tumbler lock is a type of lock that uses a set of levers to prevent the bolt from moving in the lock. In the simplest form of these, lifting the...
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Gear stick (redirect from Gear lever)
gearstick), gear lever (both UK English), gearshift or shifter (both U.S. English), more formally known as a transmission lever, is a metal lever attached to...
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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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Sir Ashton Lever FRS (5 March 1729 – 28 January 1788) was an English collector of natural objects, in particular the Leverian collection. Lever was born...
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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 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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Marine steam engine (redirect from Side-lever)
the Atlantic. The side-lever was an adaptation of the earliest form of steam engine, the beam engine. The typical side-lever engine had a pair of heavy...
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Hindustan Unilever (redirect from Hindustan Lever Ltd)
Following a merger of constituent groups in 1956, it was renamed Hindustan Lever Limited. The company was renamed again in June 2007 as Hindustan Unilever...
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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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Leslie Maurice Lever, Baron Lever, GCSG (29 April 1905 – 26 July 1977) was a British Labour politician. He was Member of Parliament for Manchester Ardwick...
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Unilever (redirect from Lever Fabergé)
founded on 2 September 1929 following the merger of British soap maker Lever Brothers and Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie. It is headquartered...
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Lever is a 1966 minimalist sculpture by Carl Andre. The exhibiting of Lever at Primary Structures brought recognition to Andre. It was subsequently displayed...
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William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme FRGS FRIBA, (/ˈliːvə/, /ˈliːvəhjuːm/; 19 September 1851 – 7 May 1925) was an English industrialist, philanthropist...
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Lever is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Sandim, Olival, Lever...
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A Highfield lever is a lever device which allows tension to be rapidly set up in a wire and equally rapidly released to the required extent. It is frequently...
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Mechanical railway signalling installations rely on lever frames for their operation to interlock the signals, track locks and points to allow the safe...
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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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