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crank axle

crank axle noun: an axle formed in the manner of a crankshaft in an internal-combustion engine, having one or two cranked sections driven from one or two cylinders inside the main frames.

crank axle: an axle formed in the manner of a crankshaft in an internal-combustion engine, having one or two...
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Noun

crank axle (plural crank axles)

  1. An axle formed in the manner of a crankshaft in an internal-combustion engine, having one or two cranked sections driven from one or two cylinders inside the main frames.
    • Except in the case of the largest 4-6-2, not yet in contemplation, use of two [outside] cylinders only was decided on for the following reasons:— […] 3. The crank axle is expensive in first cost and maintenance.1951 July, “British Standard Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 441

crank axle meaning in Tamil

crank axle in Tamil

வணரி இருசு

Forms of crank axle

pluralcrank axles

Questions about crank axle

What does crank axle mean?
Crank axle means an axle formed in the manner of a crankshaft in an internal-combustion engine, having one or two cranked sections driven from one or two cylinders inside the main frames.
What is crank axle in Tamil?
Crank axle in Tamil is வணரி இருசு. See Crank axle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is crank axle?
Crank axle is a noun.
What is the plural of crank axle?
The plural of crank axle is crank axles.

Words near crank axle in the dictionary

  1. crank angle degree
  2. crank angle degrees
  3. crank angles
  4. crank arm
  5. crank arms
  6. crank axle
  7. crank axles
  8. crank bug
  9. crank bugs
  10. crank call
  11. crank caller

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