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1 rack and pinion
rack and pinionMech engrenagem de cremalheira. -
2 rack and pinion
cremalheira e pinhãoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > rack and pinion
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3 rack-and-pinion jack
macaco de cremalheiraEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > rack-and-pinion jack
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4 rack
I [ræk] noun(a frame or shelf in or on which objects (eg letters, plates, luggage etc) are put until they are wanted or needed: Put these tools back in the rack; Put your bag in the luggage-rack.) prateleiraII [ræk] III [ræk]* * *rack1[ræk] n 1 prateleira, cavalete. 2 cabide. 3 porta-bagagem. 4 grade de manjedoura. 5 xalma, xelma. 6 Mech cremalheira. • vt colocar em ou sobre cabide, prateleira, etc. book-rack estante para livros. hat-rack cabide. rack and pinion Mech engrenagem de cremalheira.————————rack2[ræk] n 1 roda (antigo instrumento de tortura). 2 tortura, suplício, angústia. • vt 1 estirar ou estender. 2 torturar, atormentar. he racked his brain / ele ficou quebrando a cabeça. 3 extorquir, tirar, ou cobrar em excesso. 4 exagerar. 5 fig quebrar a cabeça. a racking cough uma tosse sufocante. on the rack sofrendo muito. racked with grief muito sentido, pesaroso. racked with pains fustigado pela dor.————————rack3[ræk] n nuvem, nuvens ligeiras.————————rack4[ræk] n ruína, destruição. rack and ruin em estado de completa ruína. to go rack and ruin arruinar-se completamente, ir para o brejo. to live at rack and manger viver perdulariamente, desperdiçar.————————rack5[ræk] n modo de andar, passo travado (de cavalo). • vi andar a passo travado ou em marcha lenta.
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rack-and-pinion — [rak΄ən pin′yən] adj. designating or of an automotive steering system having a RACK1 (n. 5) and a pinion … English World dictionary
rack-and-pinion — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ denoting a mechanism using a fixed cogged or toothed bar or rail engaging with a smaller cog … English terms dictionary
rack and pinion — Mach., Auto. See under rack1 (def. 5a). * * * Mechanical device consisting of a bar of rectangular cross section (the rack), having teeth on one side that mesh with teeth on a small gear (the pinion). If the pinion rotates about a fixed axis, the … Universalium
Rack and pinion — A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. The circular pinion engages teeth on a flat bar the rack . Rotational motion applied to the pinion will cause the rack to move to the side, up to the limit… … Wikipedia
rack-and-pinion — /rak euhn pin yeuhn/, adj. of or pertaining to a mechanism in which a rack engages a pinion: rack and pinion steering. See illus. under rack1. [1900 05] * * * ˌrack and ˈpinion 7 [rack and pinion] adjective only before noun using a piece of… … Useful english dictionary
rack and pinion — noun a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack; converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa) • Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear wheel, ↑geared wheel, ↑cogwheel * * * Mach., Auto. See under rack1 ( … Useful english dictionary
rack-and-pinion — /rak euhn pin yeuhn/, adj. of or pertaining to a mechanism in which a rack engages a pinion: rack and pinion steering. See illus. under rack1. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
rack and pinion — See rack and pinion gearbox … Dictionary of automotive terms
rack and pinion — rack′ and pin′ion n. aum mac See under rack I, 5), a) … From formal English to slang
rack and pinion steering — See rack and pinion gearbox … Dictionary of automotive terms
rack-and-pinion steering — See rack and pinion gearbox … Dictionary of automotive terms