rotating shaft
- noun
- Specialized
:
eje rotatorio
- This device features a rotating shaft that transfers motion from the motor to the wheels.
- designed for rotating shaft
Examples
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A magnetically driven mechanical face seal has been designed for rotating shafts in pumps, gears, and vertical machine tool spindles.
Academic text (1994) -
Kushall developed a method in sports chairs that uses a rotating shaft for alignment.
Academic text (1993) -
This all-purpose rotating shaft seal is designed to seal mechanical devices where gas or liquid must be retained or excluded.
Academic text (1997) -
A magnetically driven mechanical face seal has been designed for rotating shafts in pumps, gears, and vertical machine tools.
Academic text (1994) -
A torsional vibration optical sensor is available for monitoring instantaneous torsional strain, rotational speed, and position of rotating shafts.
Academic text (1994) -
The engineer installed a rotating shaft to improve the performance of the new machinery.
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The rotating shaft in the blender allows the blades to spin quickly and blend ingredients smoothly.
Synonyms
55
4.2
A long straight middle part of things like an arrow or tool handle
3
6.7
A central rod that turns and supports other machine parts
1
5.2
A metal rod that turns to carry power from an engine to the wheels
1
9.6
A metal rod that turns and holds machine parts
A metal rod in a machine that connects parts and moves power between them
A metal rod in a machine that turns and holds larger parts like wheels
A long middle bar that the main rotor spins around in a helicopter
How Fast
- Specialized
1
7.9
- Specialized
3
6.7
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
5.2
46
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a shaft that turns' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'rotate' (to turn around an axis) with 'shaft' (a long central rod). This adjective–noun, literal composition is common in technical language and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Rotating shaft: The name rotating shaft comes from the two words rotating (meaning 'turning') and shaft (a long rod). Picture a metal rod that spins to carry power from a motor to wheels or gears, and that's why it means 'a rod that turns to transmit motion'.