Meanings
nounsimple machine (plural simple machines)
plural simple machines
- engineeringA device that only requires the application of a single force to work.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
Similar
Broader
mechanical device
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic آلة بَسِيطة
- آلة بَسِيطةdevice
Basque makina sinple
- makina sinpledevice
Bengali সরল যন্ত্র
- সরল যন্ত্র (śorol jontro)device
Bulgarian прост механизъм
- прост механизъм (prost mehanizăm)device
Catalan màquina simple
- màquina simpledevice
Chinese Mandarin 簡單機械 /简单机械
- 簡單機械 /简单机械 (jiǎndān jīxiè)device
Czech jednoduchý stroj
- jednoduchý strojdevice
Danish enkel maskine
- enkel maskinedevice
Dutch eenvoudige machine
- eenvoudige machinedevice
Esperanto simpla maŝino
- simpla maŝinodevice
Finnish alkeiskone, yksinkertainen kone
- alkeiskonedevice
- yksinkertainen konedevice
French machine simple
- machine simpledevice
German einfache Maschine
- einfache Maschinedevice
Hebrew מכונה פשוטה
- מכונה פשוטהdevice
Hindi सरल यंत्र
- सरल यंत्र (saral yantra)device
Hungarian egyszerű gép
- egyszerű gépdevice
Icelandic grunnvél
- grunnvéldevice
Indonesian pesawat sederhana
- pesawat sederhanadevice
Italian macchina semplice
- macchina semplicedevice
Japanese 単純機械
- 単純機械 (tanjunkikai)device
Korean 단순 기계
- 단순 기계 (dansun gigye)device
Latvian vienkāršs mehānisms
- vienkāršs mehānismsdevice
Norwegian Bokmål enkel maskin
- enkel maskindevice
Portuguese máquina simples
- máquina simplesdevice
Romanian mașină simplă
- mașină simplădevice
Russian простейший механизм
- простейший механизм (prostejšij mexanizm)device
Slovak jednoduchý stroj
- jednoduchý strojdevice
Spanish máquina simple
- máquina simpledevice
Swedish enkel maskin
- enkel maskindevice
Tagalog payak na sigmo
- payak na sigmodevice
Tamil எளிய இயந்திரம்
- எளிய இயந்திரம் (eḷiya iyantiram)device
Turkish basit makine
- basit makinedevice
Ukrainian простий механізм
- простий механізм (prostyj mexanizm)device
Vietnamese máy cơ đơn giản
- máy cơ đơn giảndevice
Cite this entry
APA
simple machine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simple%20machine
MLA
“simple machine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simple%20machine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “simple machine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simple%20machine.
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