- Having spirals of changing direction. - Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever,
pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating force are on
opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis.
- repositioning - Transferring - of Shift - Changing in place, position, or direction; varying;
variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles. - Adapted or used for shifting anything.
- Tightening muscle - A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense. - The ratio of one vector to another in length, no regard
being had to the direction of the two vectors; -- so called because
considered as a stretching factor in changing one vector into another.
See Versor.
- A wheel with a broad rim, or grooved rim, for
transmitting power from, or imparting power to, the different parts of
machinery, or for changing the direction of motion, by means of a belt,
cord, rope, or chain. - To raise or lift by means of a pulley.