Leverage
Leverage (lev"ẽr*aj o lē"vẽr*aj) , noun
The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever.
Collocations (2)
Leverage of a couple (Mechanics) , the perpendicular distance between the lines of action of two forces which act in parallel and opposite directions.
Leverage of a force , the perpendicular distance from the line in which a force acts upon a body to a point about which the body may be supposed to turn.