connecting rod

noun Machinery.

a rod or link for transmitting motion and force between a rotating and a reciprocating part, as between a piston and a crankshaft.

Origin of connecting rod

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby connecting rod

Connecticut, Connecticut chest, Connecticut Compromise, Connecticut warbler, connecting cartilage, connecting rod, connection, connectionism, connective, connective tissue, connective-tissue disease

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Example sentences from the Web for connecting rod

The engine is horizontal, and the connecting-rod directly attached to cross-head and crank-pin without intermediate mechanism.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston
Half-way down this lever was hinged a connecting-rod, joining the lever with the second joint of the 'tongs.'
Sharps and Flats|John Nevil Maskelyne
The lubrication of the crank-shaft and of the two connecting-rod heads should receive every attention.
Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants|R. E. Mathot
And now,” dropping the connecting-rod in his pocket, “the next thing is something else.
White Fire|Roy J. Snell

The connecting-rod that worked the magnet had got out of adjustment, and so the timing of the explosions was wrong.
The Lightning Conductor|C. N. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for connecting rod

connecting rod

noun

a rod or bar for transmitting motion, esp one that connects a rotating part to a reciprocating part

such a rod that connects the piston to the crankshaft in an internal-combustion engine or reciprocating pumpSee also big end, little end

a similar rod that connects the crosshead of a steam engine to the crank

Often shortened to: con rod

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单词	connecting rod
释义	connecting rod noun Machinery. a rod or link for transmitting motion and force between a rotating and a reciprocating part, as between a piston and a crankshaft. Origin of connecting rod First recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby connecting rod Connecticut, Connecticut chest, Connecticut Compromise, Connecticut warbler, connecting cartilage, connecting rod, connection, connectionism, connective, connective tissue, connective-tissue disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for connecting rod The engine is horizontal, and the connecting-rod directly attached to cross-head and crank-pin without intermediate mechanism. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine\|Robert H. Thurston Half-way down this lever was hinged a connecting-rod, joining the lever with the second joint of the 'tongs.' Sharps and Flats\|John Nevil Maskelyne The lubrication of the crank-shaft and of the two connecting-rod heads should receive every attention. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants\|R. E. Mathot And now,” dropping the connecting-rod in his pocket, “the next thing is something else. White Fire\|Roy J. Snell The connecting-rod that worked the magnet had got out of adjustment, and so the timing of the explosions was wrong. The Lightning Conductor\|C. N. Williamson British Dictionary definitions for connecting rod connecting rod noun a rod or bar for transmitting motion, esp one that connects a rotating part to a reciprocating part such a rod that connects the piston to the crankshaft in an internal-combustion engine or reciprocating pumpSee also big end, little end a similar rod that connects the crosshead of a steam engine to the crank Often shortened to: con rod Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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