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noun
A type of crank that changes motion through an angle, typically 90 or 180 degrees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
From bell + crank, because of its original use in changing the vertical pull on a rope to a horizontal pull on the striker of a bell.
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