USEFUL EFFECT
\jˈuːsfə͡l ɪfˈɛkt], \jˈuːsfəl ɪfˈɛkt], \j_ˈuː_s_f_əl ɪ_f_ˈɛ_k_t]\
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In mech. the measure of the real power of any machine, after deducting that portion which is lost or expended in overcoming the intertia and friction of the moving parts and every other source of loss, and in giving the parts the required velocity.
By Daniel Lyons
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