| 单词 | big end |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbig end big end n. (in a piston engine) the end of the connecting rod that encircles the crankpin; also attributive; cf. small end n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > transmission > shaft and joints transmitting drive > larger end of connecting-rod big end1877 1877 M. Reynolds Locomotive-engine Driving 15 The throws are forged and slotted out at right angles to each other, so that when one big-end is on one of the dead centres, the other big-end is under the full pressure of the steam. 1965 G. J. Jones Fund. Workshop Technol. xiii. 229 The term ‘fit’ relates to the combination of limits applied to a hole and mating shaft so that the assembly will be suitable for some specified purpose, e.g. the crankpin and big-end bearing of an internal combustion engine. 2003 Stationary Engine Mag. Nov. 20/1 The original bearings (both the mains and the big-end) were missing so new ones were cast in bronze. < as lemmas |
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