| 单词 | quarter-turning |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquarter-turning quarter-turning n. the action or process of making a quarter-turn, spec. the turning of a bell 90° on its stock. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > making or fitting instruments > [noun] > fitting bell stocking1450 clappering1526 quarter-turning1901 1901 H. E. Bulwer Gloss. Techn. Terms Bells & Ringing 3 Quarter-turning, re-attaching a bell to its ‘stock’ at right angles (or less) to its former position with reference to the latter, in order that the ‘clapper’ may strike on a fresh segment of the ‘sound-bow’. 1979 Church Times 5 Oct. 5/1 The bells [were] unsafe as they were. The bell-founders had recommended quarter-turning. < as lemmas |
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