trochlea.
pulley, block and tackle; set of blocks and pulleys for raising weights;
Meaning & usage
mechanical contrivance for raising weights; case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys; pulley block
Where this word comes from
Contracted from Ancient Greek τροχῐλείᾱ (trokhĭleíā, “pulley, block-and-tackle equipment”), from τροχῐ́λος (trokhĭ́los, “sheave in block-and-tackle equipment”) + -είᾱ (-eíā, nominal suffix).
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