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swashplate

swashplate noun: a revolving circular plate, set obliquely on its shaft, and acting as a cam to give a reciprocating motion to a rod in a direction parallel to the shaft.

Noun

swashplate (plural swashplates)

  1. A revolving circular plate, set obliquely on its shaft, and acting as a cam to give a reciprocating motion to a rod in a direction parallel to the shaft.
  2. A device that translates input from a helicopter's controls into motion of the main rotor blades.

Forms of swashplate

pluralswashplates
alternative formswash plate

Origin of swashplate

From swash + plate.

Questions about swashplate

What does swashplate mean?
Swashplate means a revolving circular plate, set obliquely on its shaft, and acting as a cam to give a reciprocating motion to a rod in a direction parallel to the shaft.
What part of speech is swashplate?
Swashplate is a noun.
What is the plural of swashplate?
The plural of swashplate is swashplates.

Words near swashplate in the dictionary

  1. swashes someone's buckle
  2. swashest
  3. swashing
  4. swashing someone's buckle
  5. swashings
  6. swashplate
  7. swashplates
  8. swashway
  9. swashways
  10. swashy
  11. swass

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