parallel motion

American  

noun

1. a mechanism arranged so as to impart rectilinear motion to a rod connected to a lever that moves through an arc.

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Etymology

Origin of parallel motion

First recorded in 1820–30

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parallel motion

“It’s three minor 9th chords in parallel motion — it’s carrying you,” says original “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” keyboardist Philip Woo.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

At times, sound and image achieve an exhilarating synchronicity, as when stripes are hurtling across the screen and Reich’s instruments are racing in parallel motion.

From The New Yorker ● May 20, 2019

I use the term direct acting, because I dispensed with the beam and parallel motion, which was generally considered the correct mode of transferring the action of the piston to the crank.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel

He converted the reciprocating motion of the piston into a rotary motion by the adoption of the crank, and introduced the well-known parallel motion, and many other improvements.

From Inventions in the Century by Doolittle, William Henry

One of the Tangye Brothers took the two Americans through James Watt's old home, and into his famous garret, where Watt invented the parallel motion and other parts of the steam engine.

From The Harris-Ingram Experiment by Bolton, Charles E. (Charles Edward)