crankshaft

CEFRB2

/krˈæˌŋkʃæft/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A shaft in an engine that changes piston movement into turning motion.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.

Examples

  • As I turned the handle of the crankshaft, the old tractor sputtered to life.

  • The crankshaft is broken.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives, is driven by (cranked by), or functions as a crank.

More examples

In context

  • The attachment of the inboard end of the gear beam was damaged but remained intact; the drag strut fuse pin had 'crankshafted' in a direction indicating that a load had been applied in tension but this had also remained intact.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The engine's blank converts piston motion into rotational energy.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From crank + shaft.