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capstan
cap·stan C0092400 (kăp′stən, -stăn′)n.1. Nautical An apparatus used for hoisting, consisting of a vertical, manually or mechanically rotated cylinder around which the cable to be pulled runs.2. A small cylindrical shaft used to drive magnetic tape at a constant speed in a tape recorder.
[Middle English, from Norman French, from Old Provençal cabestan, from cabestre, noose, from Latin capistrum, halter, probably from capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]capstan (ˈkæpstən) n1. (Nautical Terms) a machine with a drum that rotates round a vertical spindle and is turned by a motor or lever, used for hauling in heavy ropes, etc2. (Electronics) any similar device, such as the rotating shaft in a tape recorder that pulls the tape past the head[C14: from Old Provençal cabestan, from Latin capistrum a halter, from capere to seize]cap•stan (ˈkæp stən, -stæn)
n. 1. any of various windlasses, rotated in a horizontal plane by hand or machinery, for winding in ropes, cables, etc. 2. a rotating spindle or shaft, powered by an electric motor, that transports magnetic tape past the heads of a tape recorder at a constant speed. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French cabestan(t) < Old Provençal cabestan, variant of cabestran, presumably present participle of *cabest(r)ar, v. derivative of cabestre halter < Latin capistrum] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  capstan - a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sailswinch, windlass - lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds |
Translationscapstan (ˈkӕpstən) noun a drum-shaped machine, used for winding eg a ship's anchor-cable. 絞盤，起錨機 绞盘，起锚机 capstan
capstan1. a machine with a drum that rotates round a vertical spindle and is turned by a motor or lever, used for hauling in heavy ropes, etc. 2. any similar device, such as the rotating shaft in a tape recorder that pulls the tape past the head Capstan a ship’s winch with a vertical drum for lowering and hoisting the anchor, taking up the slack in mooring lines, lowering fishnets and trawls, and the like. Capstans may be operated manually or by steam, electric, or hydraulic drives. The drives are usually set below deck. capstan[′kap·stən] (engineering) A shaft which pulls magnetic tape through a machine at constant speed. (naval architecture) A rotating vertical spindle-mounted drum on which cable is wound for raising an anchor or other heavy weight. capstanOn magnetic tape drives, a motorized cylinder that traps the tape against a free-wheeling roller and moves it at a regulated speed.
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