idle pulley

i·dle pul·ley

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahyd-l poo l-ee]
- /ˈaɪd l ˈpʊl i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahyd-l poo l-ee]
- /ˈaɪd l ˈpʊl i/

Definitions of idle pulley words

noun idle pulley a loose pulley made to press or rest on a belt in order to tighten or guide it. 1
noun idle pulley a freely rotating trolley used to control the tension or direction of a belt 0

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Origin of idle pulley

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-1890

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Parts of speech for Idle pulley

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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idle pulley popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

idle pulley usage trend in Literature

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