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• pinion — Ⅰ. pinion [1] ► NOUN ▪ the outer part of a bird s wing including the flight feathers. ► VERB 1) tie or hold the arms or legs of. 2) cut off the pinion of (a bird) to prevent flight. ORIGIN Old French pignon, from Latin pinna, penna feather …   English terms dictionary

• Pinion — Pin ion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinioning}.] 1. To bind or confine the wings of; to confine by binding the wings. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To disable by cutting off the pinion joint. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 3. To disable …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pinion — A pinion is usually the smallest gear in a gear drive train. In many cases, such as remote controlled toys, the pinion is also the drive gear. In the case of John Blenkinsop s The Salamanca the pinion was rather large.The term is also commonly… …   Wikipedia

• pinion — pinion1 pinionless, adj. pinionlike, adj. /pin yeuhn/, n. 1. Mach. a. a gear with a small number of teeth, esp. one engaging with a rack or larger gear. See diag. under rack1. b. a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear. 2.… …   Universalium

• pinion — I pin•ion [[t]ˈpɪn yən[/t]] n. 1) mac a gear with a small number of teeth, esp. one engaging a rack or larger gear 2) mac a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging a gear • Etymology: 1650–60; < F pignon cogwheel, MF peignon, der. of peigne… …   From formal English to slang

• pinion — I. /ˈpɪnjən / (say pinyuhn) noun Machinery 1. a small cogwheel engaging with a larger cogwheel or with a rack. 2. an arbor or spindle with teeth which engage with a cogwheel. {French pignon pinion, from Old French: battlement, from Latin pinna… …  

• pinion — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably modification of Anglo French *empignon, enpenoun flight feathers, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pinnion , pinnio, from Latin pinna feather more at pen Date: 15th century 1. the terminal section of a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pinion — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the outer part of a bird s wing, usu. including the flight feathers. 2 poet. a wing; a flight feather. v.tr. 1 cut off the pinion of (a wing or bird) to prevent flight. 2 a bind the arms of (a person). b (often foll. by to) bind… …   Useful english dictionary

• pinion — pinion1 [ pɪnjən] noun the outer part of a bird s wing including the flight feathers. verb 1》 tie or hold the arms or legs of. 2》 cut off the pinion of (a bird) to prevent flight. Origin ME: from OFr. pignon, based on L. pinna, penna feather .… …   English new terms dictionary

• pinion carrier — That part of the rear axle assembly that supports and contains the pinion gear shaft …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Pinion — Pin ion, n. [OF. pignon a pen, F., gable, pinion (in sense 5); cf. Sp. pi[ n]on pinion; fr. L. pinna pinnacle, feather, wing. See {Pin} a peg, and cf. {Pen} a feather, {Pennat}, {Pennon}.] 1. A feather; a quill. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English