英语词汇“pinion”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Many cars use rack-and-pinion steering, in which the steering wheel turns a small-toothed pinion gear, which engages the larger rack that turns the car's wheels.

Pinions make steering easy and smooth. Pinion, in the sense of a gear, comes from Middle French peignon, which comes in turn from the Latin noun pecten, "comb," reflecting the toothed appearance of a pinion.

WORD FAMILY

pinion: pinioned, pinioning, pinions

USAGE EXAMPLES

WHY: The steering rack and pinion assembly can have an improper amount of grease and result in a loss of steering control and crash hazard.

Seattle Times(Nov 25, 2016)

Creating life from pinions and pivots and tiny screws may be the easy part.

The Guardian(Oct 19, 2016)

Later in the quarter, Bradley Pinion shanked a punt for 26 yards, giving Dallas a short field.

Washington Times(Oct 02, 2016)

1n wing of a bird

Syn|Hyper

pennon

wing

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

2n any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

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flight feather, quill, quill feather

primary, primary feather, primary quill

one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

tail feather

feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird

sickle feather

one of the long curved tail feathers of a rooster

feather, plumage, plume

the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

3v cut the wings off (of birds)

Hyper

disable, disenable, incapacitate

make unable to perform a certain action

4v bind the arms of

Syn|Hyper

shackle

confine, hold, restrain

to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement

n a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack

Hypo|Hyper

lantern pinion, lantern wheel

a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks

cogwheel, gear, gear wheel, geared wheel

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

单词	pinion
释义	pinion (once / 1885 pages) 1nv 2n Many cars use rack-and-pinion steering, in which the steering wheel turns a small-toothed pinion gear, which engages the larger rack that turns the car's wheels. Pinions make steering easy and smooth. Pinion, in the sense of a gear, comes from Middle French peignon, which comes in turn from the Latin noun pecten, "comb," reflecting the toothed appearance of a pinion. WORD FAMILY pinion: pinioned, pinioning, pinions USAGE EXAMPLES WHY: The steering rack and pinion assembly can have an improper amount of grease and result in a loss of steering control and crash hazard. Seattle Times(Nov 25, 2016) Creating life from pinions and pivots and tiny screws may be the easy part. The Guardian(Oct 19, 2016) Later in the quarter, Bradley Pinion shanked a punt for 26 yards, giving Dallas a short field. Washington Times(Oct 02, 2016) 1 1n wing of a bird Syn\|Hyper pennon wing a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) 2n any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper flight feather, quill, quill feather primary, primary feather, primary quill one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing tail feather feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird sickle feather one of the long curved tail feathers of a rooster feather, plumage, plume the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds 3v cut the wings off (of birds) Hyper disable, disenable, incapacitate make unable to perform a certain action 4v bind the arms of Syn\|Hyper shackle confine, hold, restrain to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement 2 n a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack Hypo\|Hyper lantern pinion, lantern wheel a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks cogwheel, gear, gear wheel, geared wheel a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
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