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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.
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 pump See also big end little end
- a similar rod that connects the crosshead of a steam engine to the crank
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Word History and Origins
Origin of connecting rod1
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences
A connecting rod worked a balance-beam, which worked the air-pump, feed-pump, and plug-rod for moving the valves.
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The main connecting rod, of course, acts in the same way as in the ordinary case where each cylinder has its separate crank pin.
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In Figures 220 and 221 is a drawing of a connecting rod drawn, put together as it would be for the lathe, vise or erecting shop.
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The cylinder walls and wrist pins are lubricated by oil spray thrown from the lower end of connecting rod bearings.
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Upon A-7a and A-5a engines a small tube supplies oil from connecting rod bearing directly upon the wrist pin.
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