The first public institution of higher education in North Carolina, the school opened its doors to students on February 12, 1795. The university offers degrees in over 70 courses of study through fourteen colleges and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Noun. 1. pulley-a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope. pulley block, pulley-block, block. block and tackle-pulley blocks with associated rope or cable.
Engineering: Simple Machines. Students are introduced to the six types of simple machines â the wedge, wheel and axle, lever, inclined plane, screw, and pulley â in the context of the construction of a pyramid, gaining high-level insights into tools that have been used since ancient times and are still in use today.