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Pulley vs Rollers - What's the difference?

pulley | rollers |

As nouns the difference between pulley and rollers

is that pulley is one of the simple machines; a wheel with a grooved rim in which a pulled rope or chain will lift an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance) while rollers is .

As a verb pulley

is to raise or lift by means of a pulley.

pulley

English

(wikipedia pulley)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One of the simple machines; a wheel with a grooved rim in which a pulled rope or chain will lift an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

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    See also

    * inclined plane * lever * polyspast * block and tackle * screw * wedge * wheel *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To raise or lift by means of a pulley.
    • (Howell)

    rollers

    English

    Noun

    (head)

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