countershaft

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of jackshaft (“a mechanical component for rotational force”).
    — Instead of the pistons driving through the connecting-rods directly on to the wheels that carry the weight of the engine, the Drachenfels piston and connecting-rod drove on to a countershaft which carried two small cog wheels. The latter engaged with two larger gears, between which, and on the same shaft, was the pinion to engage with the rack rail.
动词 v.
  1. Synonym of jackshaft.

词形变化

countershafts plural counter shaft alternative countershafts present,singular,third-person countershafting participle,present countershafted participle,past countershafted past

词源

词源 1
From counter- + shaft.
词源 2
From counter- + shaft.
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