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A rod, inside a reciprocating engine, that connects a piston to the crankshaft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, usually
Examples
- throw a connecting rod [ = when the reciprocating assembly flies apart, rarely]
- The engine threw a connecting rod at six thousand RPM and "ventilated" the engine block, as they say.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rod, auto part, part, component
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see connecting, rod: any rod that connects two other parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: sometimes
Examples
- There's a tiny connecting rod that links the actuator to this valve.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rod
Narrower terms: piston rod
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
шатун
(šatun)
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Catalan:
biela
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Czech:
ojnice
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Dutch:
drijfstang
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Estonian:
keps
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Finnish:
kiertokanki
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Finnish:
kanki
— rod that transmits power or motion
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French:
bielle
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Galician:
biela
— rod that transmits power or motion
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German:
Pleuel
— rod that transmits power or motion
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German:
Pleuelstange
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Hebrew:
טַלְטַל
(taltal)
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Italian:
biella
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Norwegian Bokmål:
råde
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
råde
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Polish:
korbowód
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Portuguese:
biela
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Romanian:
bielă
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Romanian:
bară de conectare
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Romanian:
bară de legătură
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Russian:
шату́н
(šatún)
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Serbo-Croatian:
ojnica
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Slovak:
ojnica
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Slovene:
ojnica
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Spanish:
biela
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Swedish:
vevstake
— rod that transmits power or motion
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Tagalog:
panikad
— rod that transmits power or motion
