COMPOUND LEVER

I. (noun)

Meaning:

A pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("compound lever" is a kind of...):

lever (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "compound lever"):

nutcracker (a compound lever used to crack nuts open)

pair of pliers; pliers; plyers (a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws)

pair of scissors; scissors (an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades)