Geneva mechanism
Geneva mechanism noun: a mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion, using an intermittent gear where the drive wheel has a pin that reaches into a slot of the driven wheel and thereby advances it by one step, and having a raised circular blocking disc that locks the driven wheel in position between steps.
Noun
Geneva mechanism (plural Geneva mechanisms)
- A mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion, using an intermittent gear where the drive wheel has a pin that reaches into a slot of the driven wheel and thereby advances it by one step, and having a raised circular blocking disc that locks the driven wheel in position between steps.
Forms of Geneva mechanism
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Origin of Geneva mechanism
So called from Geneva in Switzerland, an important center of watchmaking.
Questions about Geneva mechanism
- What does Geneva mechanism mean?
- Geneva mechanism means a mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion, using an intermittent gear where the drive wheel has a pin that reaches into a slot of the driven wheel and thereby advances it by one step, and having a raised circular blocking disc that locks the driven wheel in position between steps.
- What part of speech is Geneva mechanism?
- Geneva mechanism is a noun.
- What is the plural of Geneva mechanism?
- The plural of Geneva mechanism is Geneva mechanisms.
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