micropulley

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

micro- +‎ pulley

Noun[edit]

micropulley (plural micropulleys)

  1. A microscale pulley.
    • 2015 July 15, Stephen Woods, Timothy Constandinou, “Engineering Micromechanical Systems for the Next Generation Wireless Capsule Endoscopy”, in BioMed Research International[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      The operation of the leg is through the activation of two 100  μ m diameter SMA wires connected to a brass micropulley.