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small ends

small ends is the plural of small end.

Meaning of small end

Noun

small end (plural small ends)

  1. The end of a connecting rod in a internal combustion engine that is connected to a piston.
    • The connecting rods are one-piece forgings of alloy steel with a copper/lead steel-backed bearing at the large end and a phosphor-bronze bush at the small end. Oil is carried from the big end to the small end by a centrally drilled oil hole.1958 April, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265
    Antonyms:
    big end

Questions about small ends

What is small ends the plural of?
Small ends is the plural of small end.

Words near small ends in the dictionary

  1. small dick energy
  2. small dog syndrome
  3. Small Eid
  4. small end
  5. small end of the wedge
  6. small ends
  7. small fat
  8. small fats
  9. small final
  10. small finals
  11. small firm effect

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