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link motions

link motions is the plural of link motion.

Meaning of link motion

Noun

link motion (plural link motions)

  1. (dated) A valve gear consisting of two eccentrics with their rods, giving motion to a slide valve by an adjustable connecting bar (the link) in such a way that the motion of the engine can be reversed, or the cutoff varied.
    • The eccentric rods and eccentric straps are then coupled up. The eccentric sheaves have already been keyed on at the proper angle to the crank axle in the wheel shop, and nothing remains to be done but to place the straps and rods in position, and couple the latter to the links of the link motion...1921, Ernest Leopold Ahrons, Steam Locomotive Construction and Maintenance, Chapter VIII

Questions about link motions

What is link motions the plural of?
Link motions is the plural of link motion.

Words near link motions in the dictionary

  1. link in
  2. link juice
  3. link language
  4. link languages
  5. link motion
  6. link motions
  7. link out
  8. link rat
  9. link rot
  10. link spam
  11. link spams

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