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• starter — [1] A small electrical motor that causes the engine crankshaft to begin to turn, which starts the engine running and so starts the vehicle. Invented in 1911 by Cadillac engineers, the manual crank starter was replaced by an electric motor and… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• crank handle — noun crank used to start an engine • Syn: ↑starting handle • Hypernyms: ↑crank, ↑starter …   Useful english dictionary

• crank — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cranke, from Old English cranc (as in crancstæf, a weaving instrument); probably akin to Middle High German krank weak, sick more at cringe Date: 13th century 1. a bent part of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• crank — [1] An arm set at right angles to a shaft or axle, used for converting reciprocal (to and fro) motion into circular motion. Also see cottered crank cotterless crank flat crank hand crank [2] The action of trying to start a vehicle engine or an… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• starter ring gear — A gear fitted around the flywheel that is engaged by teeth on the starter drive to crank the engine …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Automobile self starter — An automobile self starter (commonly starter motor or simply starter ) is an electric motor that initiates rotational motion in a car s internal combustion engine before it can power itself. History Both Otto cycle and Diesel cycle internal… …   Wikipedia

• Coffman engine starter — The Coffman engine starter (also known as a shotgun starter ) was a starting system used on many piston engines in aircraft and armored vehicles of the 1930s and 1940s. The Coffman system was one of the most common brands; another was the Breeze… …   Wikipedia

• hand-cranked inertia starter — A starter for a large aircraft reciprocating engine. The hand crank drives a flywheel, which spins at a high speed. Once sufficient flywheel inertia is built up, the hand crank is disconnected and the flywheel is coupled to the engine crankshaft… …   Aviation dictionary

• inertia starter — noun : an internal combustion engine starter that utilizes the energy of a spinning flywheel set in motion by means of a hand crank or electric motor * * * inertia starter, a device for starting an aircraft engine, consisting of a small flywheel… …   Useful english dictionary

• self-starter — /sɛlf ˈstatə / (say self stahtuh) noun 1. a. a device which starts an internal combustion engine, other than a crank or an auxiliary turning engine. b. a machine or vehicle equipped with such a device. 2. a person who acts on personal initiative… …  

• self-starter — n. 1 an electric appliance for starting a motor vehicle engine without the use of a crank. 2 an ambitious person who needs no external motivation …   Useful english dictionary