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chain tensioner

chain tensioner noun: a mechanical or hydraulic device used to maintain correct, steady tension on a drive or timing chain; it prevents the chain from becoming too loose, which stops it from slipping off sprockets or rattling.

Noun

chain tensioner (plural chain tensioners)

  1. A mechanical or hydraulic device used to maintain correct, steady tension on a drive or timing chain; it prevents the chain from becoming too loose, which stops it from slipping off sprockets or rattling.

Forms of chain tensioner

pluralchain tensioners

Questions about chain tensioner

What does chain tensioner mean?
Chain tensioner means a mechanical or hydraulic device used to maintain correct, steady tension on a drive or timing chain; it prevents the chain from becoming too loose, which stops it from slipping off sprockets or rattling.
What part of speech is chain tensioner?
Chain tensioner is a noun.
What is the plural of chain tensioner?
The plural of chain tensioner is chain tensioners.

Words near chain tensioner in the dictionary

  1. chain store
  2. chain stores
  3. chain stories
  4. chain story
  5. chain suck
  6. chain tensioner
  7. chain tie
  8. chain ties
  9. chain tower
  10. chain towers
  11. chain up

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