Bowden cable
Bowden cable noun: a flexible cable used to transmit mechanical force by the movement of an inner cable (most commonly of steel) relative to a hollow outer housing.
Noun
Bowden cable (plural Bowden cables)
- A flexible cable used to transmit mechanical force by the movement of an inner cable (most commonly of steel) relative to a hollow outer housing.
- Unfortunately, designers apparently forgot that the laws of sliding friction apply inside a Bowden cable just as they do at braking surfaces. The force transmitted by the inner cable is continuously reduced, particularly around bends, according to the formula […].2004, David Gordon Wilson, Bicycling Science, third edition, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 253
Bowden cable meaning in Tamil
Bowden cable in Tamil
- போடென் வடம்
Forms of Bowden cable
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Origin of Bowden cable
Uncertain; its invention is popularly attributed to Sir Frank Bowden, but also associated with Ernest Monnington Bowden.
Questions about Bowden cable
- What does Bowden cable mean?
- Bowden cable means a flexible cable used to transmit mechanical force by the movement of an inner cable (most commonly of steel) relative to a hollow outer housing.
- What is Bowden cable in Tamil?
- Bowden cable in Tamil is போடென் வடம். See Bowden cable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Bowden cable?
- Bowden cable is a noun.
- What is the plural of Bowden cable?
- The plural of Bowden cable is Bowden cables.
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