shaft encoder
- noun
- Specialized
:
codificador de eje
- During the calibration process, the technician adjusted the settings on the shaft encoder to ensure accurate readings.
Examples
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Extreme-duty optical shaft encoders have been designed with aluminum housings up to 3/8 in.
Academic text (1996) -
In the case of the Micro Mouse, the robot receives input signals from wheel shaft encoders and uses dead reckoning, similar to Denning's UTV.
Academic text (1995) -
The engineer installed a new shaft encoder to enhance the precision of the machine's movements.
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The robotics lab uses shaft encoders to accurately measure the position of the robot's wheels.
Synonyms
3
5.7
A program that changes data into a different, smaller form for storage or sending
A device that tells how far a rotating shaft has turned by sending a code
A device that always shows the exact position of a rotating part even after a power outage
How Accurate
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
7.6
898
3.4
- Specialized
1
9.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is a straightforward noun+noun naming pattern: an 'encoder' for a 'shaft' (i.e., a device that encodes the shaft's position or motion). Although technical, the meaning is compositionally predictable from the constituents, so a B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably infer its function.
Etymology
Shaft encoder comes from the simple picture of a small device fixed to a turning shaft that changes each turn into a signal or code. So it means 'a device that measures how the shaft turns and sends that information to a machine'.