- wrist pin
- noun Date: 1853 a stud or pin that forms a journal (as in a crosshead) for a connecting rod
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wrist pin
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wrist pin — Wrist Wrist, n. [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, between the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wrist pin — wrist′ pin n. mac a pin joining the end of a connecting rod to the end of a piston rod • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
wrist pin — n. the stud or pin by which a connecting rod is attached to a piston, wheel, etc … English World dictionary
wrist pin — noun pin joining a piston to a connecting rod • Syn: ↑gudgeon pin • Hypernyms: ↑pin * * * noun : a stud or pin that forms a journal (as in a crosshead or trunk piston) for a connecting rod see crosshead illustration * * * Mach. a pin joining the… … Useful english dictionary
wrist pin — pin that joins a piston to a connecting rod … English contemporary dictionary
wrist pin circlip — A circlip which is used on either end of the wrist pin to hold the pin in place … Dictionary of automotive terms
wrist pin end — The small end of the connecting rod through which the wrist pin is inserted … Dictionary of automotive terms
wrist pin — Mach. a pin joining the end of a connecting rod to a trunk piston or the end of a piston rod. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
wrist pin — See piston pin … Dictionary of automotive terms
Wrist — Wrist, n. [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
