rack mechanism

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• Rack railway — track using the Lamella system rack …   Wikipedia

• rack|work — «RAK WURK», noun. 1. a mechanism in which a rack is used. 2. a rack and pinion …   Useful english 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 — 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 — I. noun Etymology: Middle English rak rain cloud, rapid movement Date: 14th century a wind driven mass of high often broken clouds II. intransitive verb Date: 1590 to fly or scud in high wind III. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from… …   New Collegiate 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] * * * ˌrack and ˈpinion 7 [rack and pinion] adjective only before noun using a piece of… …   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 press — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a punch press in which the pressure is applied to the slide by a rack and pinion mechanism …   Useful english dictionary

• rack and snail — noun a mechanism in a striking timepiece that allows the hands to be advanced without having to wait for it to strike …   Wiktionary

• rack and pinion — noun A pair of gears, consisting of a circular pinion that engages with the teeth of a flat bar, that converts rotational into linear motion; used in the steering mechanism of cars, and in some railways …   Wiktionary

• rack-and-pinion — adjective denoting a mechanism using a fixed cogged or toothed bar or rail engaging with a smaller cog …   English new terms dictionary