panca

Significat (anglès)

1. (feminine) lever
2. (feminine) shaft
3. (feminine,informal) sloth

Gènere

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpaŋka̝/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Old Galician-Portuguese *paanca (cf. the derived term paancada, 13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin palanca, perhaps from Latin phalanga, from the accusative form of Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “log, trunk, body of soldiers, etc.”). Cf. Spanish palanca, English plank, planch.

Sents

Un modelo para este principio pode ilustrarse coa lei da panca .

A model for this principle can be illustrated with the law of leverage.