Polyspast Definition

noun

A machine consisting of many pulleys.

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(surgical) A machine of many pulleys, formerly used to reduce dislocation.

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(mechanics) A windlass with many pulleys and truckles.

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Other Word Forms of Polyspast

Noun

Singular:
polyspast
Plural:
polyspasts

Origin of Polyspast

  • From Latin polyspaston (“hoisting-tackle with many pulleys”), from Ancient Greek πολύσπαστον (poluspaston, “compound pulley”)

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