pintle
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- noun
- /ˈpɪntəl/
- Specialized
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perno
- With this in place, workers installed the azimuth track and the pintle bearing, a 12-foot-diameter ball bearing around which the entire structure pivots.
Examples
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One of the most difficult parts of pintle-controlled rocket design is configuring the nozzle so the gas pressure at the nozzle exit equals the outside air pressure in order to maximize thrust, according to engineers at Stone Engineering Co. in Huntsville, Ala.
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And he most certainly will not be able to raise either the price of his dinner or his own pintle.
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In a recent experiment, the software analysis showed engineers the forces acting on the pintle at various flow conditions.
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My pintle only shall my sceptre be.
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You big pintle!
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One of the engineering company's current projects is designing a bipropellant gel rocket engine that uses an axial pintle to control the throat area of the engine and thus the motor thrust.
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In the works is a 4-wheeled, front steer pintle hitch trailer to drag behind the tractor, and we have added front and rear 2" receivers that themselves open up a whole new world; for instance, self-recovery with a winch.
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The engineer installed the pintle to ensure the door would swing smoothly on its hinge.
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The pintle on the gate allows it to pivot open and closed without any issues.
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They replaced the old pintle to fix the alignment of the heavy machinery.
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Etymology
Pintle comes from an old word for pin, meaning a small 'peg' or 'nail' used to hold things together. So a pintle is the pin or bolt that a door, gate, or hinge turns on, letting it move or pivot smoothly.