capstan vs pulley

capstan

noun
  • A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, used to apply force to ropes, cables, etc. It is typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers used to turn it. 

  • A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder. 

pulley

noun
  • One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance). 

verb
  • To raise or lift by means of a pulley. 

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