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51lantern pinion — noun a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks • Syn: ↑lantern wheel • Hypernyms: ↑pinion * * * noun : a gear pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth inserted at their ends in two parallel …
52rack-and-pinion — /rak euhn pin yeuhn/, adj. of or pertaining to a mechanism in which a rack engages a pinion: rack and pinion steering. See illus. under rack1. [1900 05] * * * ˌrack and ˈpinion 7 [rack and pinion] adjective only before noun using a piece of… …
53Lantern pinion — Lantern Lan tern (l[a^]n t[ e]rn), n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. lampth r light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn …
54Arroyo Pinion Hotel, An Ascend Collection — (Седона,США) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 31 …
55rack and pinion gearbox — A type of steering system with a pinion gear on the end of the steering shaft. The pinion engages a long rack (a bar with a row of teeth cut along one edge). When the steering wheel is turned, the pinion turns and moves the rack to the left or… …
56Cannon pinion — Cannon Can non, n.; pl. {Cannons}, collectively {Cannon}. [F. cannon, fr. L. canna reed, pipe, tube. See {Cane}.] 1. A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force. [1913 Webster] Note:… …
57rackand pinion — rack and pinion n. A device for the conversion of rotary and linear motion, consisting of a pinion and a mated rack. rackʹ and pinʹion (răkʹən pĭnʹyən) adj. * * * …
58rack-and-pinion — /rak euhn pin yeuhn/, adj. of or pertaining to a mechanism in which a rack engages a pinion: rack and pinion steering. See illus. under rack1. [1900 05] * * * …
59ring and pinion — A term used to describe the differential drive pinion and ring gear. See final drive ratio ring and pinion …
60rack-and-pinion — [rak΄ən pin′yən] adj. designating or of an automotive steering system having a RACK1 (n. 5) and a pinion …
