rack and pinion
noun Machinery, Automotive.
See under rack1 (def. 5a).
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Definition for rack and pinion (2 of 2)
rack-and-pinion
[ rak-uhn-pin-yuhn ]
/ ˈræk ənˈpɪn yən /
adjective
of or relating to a mechanism in which a rack engages a pinion: rack-and-pinion steering.
Origin of rack-and-pinion
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example sentences from the Web for rack and pinion
A cheap instrument has an open face and plain frame, with sliding vernier instead of rack-and-pinion motion.
A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments|Henry NegrettiNo odour, no teeth-disturbing grind of rack-and-pinion, no trumpeting, with that machine!
Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days|Arnold BennettA rack-and-pinion movement for elevating or lowering the sliding pillar would be useful.
British Dictionary definitions for rack and pinion
rack-and-pinion
noun
a device for converting rotary into linear motion and vice versa, in which a gearwheel (the pinion) engages with a flat toothed bar (the rack)
adjective
(of a type of steering gear in motor vehicles) having a track rod with a rack along part of its length that engages with a pinion attached to the steering column
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