機械を辞書で調べてみると次のように記載されている.
きかい【機械・器械】(広辞苑)
@しかけのある器具.からくり.
A外力に抵抗し得る物体の結合からなり,一定の相対運動をなし,外部から与えられたエネルギーを有用な仕事に変形するもの.原動機・作業機など.
【machine】(CAMBRIDGE(International dictionary))
“a device with several moving parts which uses power to do a particular type of work”
【machine】The HUTCHINSON(Dictionary of science)
“device that allows a small force (the effect) to overcome a larger one (the load).
There are three basic machines: the inclined plane (ramp), the lever, and the wheel and axle.
All other machines are combinations of these three basic types.
Simple machines derived from the inclined plane include the wedge, the gear, and the screw; the spanner is derived from the lever, the pulley from the wheel.”