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shaft´like´ — shaft «shaft, shahft», noun, verb. –n. 1. a bar to support parts of a machine that turn, or to help move parts such as gears or pulleys, or to transmit power from one part of a machine to another, such as the drive shaft of an automobile. 2. a… … Useful english dictionary
shaft — [shaft, shäft] n. [ME schaft < OE sceaft, akin to Ger schaft < IE base * (s)kap , to cut with a sharp tool > SHAVE, Gr skapos, rod, L scapus, shaft, stalk] 1. a) the long stem or body of an arrow or spear b) an arrow or spear 2. a… … English World dictionary
rib — rib1 ribber, n. ribless, adj. riblike, adj. /rib/, n., v., ribbed, ribbing. n. 1. one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being… … Universalium
Human rib cage — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = The human rib cage. (Source: Gray s Anatomy of the Human Body , 20th ed. 1918.) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
rere-rib — rere rib, shaft varr. rear rib, shaft … Useful english dictionary
Jack shaft — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vaulting shaft — noun or vaulting pillar : an upright member (as a pilaster or column) from which springs a rib of a vault and that is commonly one of a cluster or forms part of a larger pier … Useful english dictionary
corpus costae — [TA] body of rib: the part of a rib extending between its dorsally placed tubercle and its ventral extremity; called also shaft of rib … Medical dictionary
calamus — noun 1. any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes • Hypernyms: ↑palm, ↑palm tree • Hyponyms: ↑rattan, ↑rattan palm, ↑Calamus rotang, ↑lawyer cane, ↑Ca … Useful english dictionary
tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening … Universalium
