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🦴 A pulley-shaped part ⚙️ A grooved pulley
trochlea

trochlea

9.9
A grooved wheel that changes the direction of a rope in machines
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɒkliə/
  • Archaic
translation icon : troclea
  • Engineers often use a trochlea in lifting mechanisms to change the direction of force.

Examples

  • A broken trochlea can cause the entire pulley system to fail.

  • Many machines use a trochlea to guide cables.

  • The mechanic installed a trochlea to help redirect the cable safely.

  • The trochlea is crucial in pulley systems.

  • The mechanic installed a trochlea to help redirect the cable safely.

  • Engineers often use a trochlea in lifting mechanisms to change the direction of force.

  • A broken trochlea can cause the entire pulley system to fail.

Surface Forms

trochlea singular
trochleas plural
trochleae plural

Etymology

Trochlea comes from the Greek root troch-, which means 'wheel' or 'to roll'. Imagine a small grooved wheel that guides a rope; that's a trochlea in machines, so the name fits its meaning as a pulley that changes the rope's direction.