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61rack and pinion — noun a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack; converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa) • Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear wheel, ↑geared wheel, ↑cogwheel * * * Mach., Auto. See under rack1 ( …
62cannon pinion — noun : a small steel tube having at the lower end teeth that mesh with the teeth of the minute wheel of a timepiece and at the upper end the minute hand which is mounted on the arbor of the center wheel friction tight so as to allow hand setting… …
63Flying pinion — Flying Fly ing, a. [From {Fly}, v. i.] Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement. [1913 Webster] {Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own… …
64lantern pinion — or lantern wheel n. an old type of gear consisting of two circular disks connected by projecting bars around their edges * * * …
65rack and pinion — noun A pair of gears, consisting of a circular pinion that engages with the teeth of a flat bar, that converts rotational into linear motion; used in the steering mechanism of cars, and in some railways …
66lantern pinion — /læntən ˈpɪnjən/ (say lantuhn pinyuhn) noun a wheel used like a pinion consisting essentially of two parallel discs or heads whose peripheries are connected by a series of bars which engage with the teeth of another wheel. Also, lantern wheel …
67rack-and-pinion — /ræk ən ˈpɪnjən / (say rak uhn pinyuhn) noun 1. a system for the conversion of rotary to linear motion and vice versa, consisting of a pinion and a mated rack (rack1 def. 4). –adjective 2. of, using, or comprising such a system …
68carrier, pinion — See pinion carrier …
69crown wheel and pinion — A pair of gears in the final drive of a vehicle, always found in the back axle of a rear wheel drive layout where the pinion is on the end of the propeller shaft driving the crown wheel mounted on the differential at right angles to it, and also… …
70differential pinion — The bevel pinion in the differential …
