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capstorm

capstorm is the obsolete form of capstan.

Meaning of capstan

Noun

capstan (plural capstans)

  1. (especially) A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.
    • to pawl the capstan
  2. A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.
  3. a screw on the rising side of a piano key, which serves the function of lifting the wippen when the key is depressed
    • The upward force of the capstan causes the wippen to rise, thrusting the jack upward into another component called the “knuckle” that is fixed to one end of the hammer shank.(Can we date this quote?), Kawai

Forms of capstorm

pluralcapstorms

Questions about capstorm

What is capstorm the obsolete form of?
Capstorm is the obsolete form of capstan.

Words near capstorm in the dictionary

  1. capstone project
  2. capstone projects
  3. capstoned
  4. capstones
  5. capstoning
  6. capstorm
  7. capstorms
  8. capstring
  9. capstrings
  10. Capsuimoon
  11. capsular

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Adapted from Wiktionary: capstorm (page history and authors); capstan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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