big end
noun Machinery.
the end of a connecting rod or piston rod that is attached to a crankpin.
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Origin of big end
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby big end
bigeminal, bigeminal pulse, bigeminal rhythm, bigeminy, big enchilada, big end, bigender, bigener, bigeneric, bigeye, bigeye scad
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British Dictionary definitions for big end
big end
noun British
Also called (in vertical engines): bottom end the larger end of a connecting rod in an internal-combustion engineCompare little end
the bearing surface between the larger end of a connecting rod and the crankpin of the crankshaft
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