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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

滑車システム

Pronunciation / Transliteration: katcha shisutemu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pulley system/ˈpʊl.i ˈsɪs.təm/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その滑車システムにより重い荷物を簡単に持ち上げることができた。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a grooved rim in which a pulled rope or chain runs, used to change the direction or magnitude of a force.

    "The construction workers used a heavy-duty pulley system to lift the steel beams to the top floor."
  2. 2

    An integrated arrangement of multiple pulleys and cables working together to reduce the effort needed to move heavy loads.

    "Gym equipment often relies on a complex pulley system to provide adjustable resistance during workouts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'pulley', derived from the Middle English 'pulie' and Old French 'poulie' (ultimately from Greek 'pouleis', meaning hinges or pivots), with 'system', originating from the Late Latin 'systema' and Greek 'systēma' (a body or arrangement of parts). First appearing in mechanical treatises during the Industrial Revolution, it describes an assembly of wheels and ropes designed to gain mechanical advantage.

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🇫🇷French → English

système de poulies

Transliteration: sis-tɛm də pu.li

"Les ouvriers ont utilisé un système de poulies pour soulever les matériaux."

🇩🇪German → English

Flaschenzug

Transliteration: ˈflaʃn̩ˌtsuːk

"Der Flaschenzug erleichtert das Heben schwerer Lasten erheblich."

🇮🇹Italian → English

sistema di carrucole

Transliteration: sisˈtɛːma di karˈruːkole

"Hanno usato un sistema di carrucole per sollevare il carico pesante."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

sistema de poleas

Transliteration: sisˈtema de poˈleas

"El sistema de poleas permite levantar objetos muy pesados con menos esfuerzo."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

sistema de roldanas

Transliteration: sisˈtẽmɐ dʒi xoɫˈdɐnɐs

"O engenheiro projetou um sistema de roldanas para mover a carga."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

घिरनी प्रणाली

Transliteration: ghirni pranali

"भारी सामान उठाने के लिए घिरनी प्रणाली का उपयोग किया जाता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

滑轮组

Transliteration: huálún zǔ

"这个滑轮组可以帮助我们省力地举起重物。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

도르래 장치

Transliteration: dorrae jangchi

"작업자들이 무거운 화물을 들어 올리기 위해 도르래 장치를 사용했다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

滑車システム

Transliteration: katcha shisutemu

"その滑車システムにより重い荷物を簡単に持ち上げることができた。"

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