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crosshead::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | crossheading |
| Type of | head, header, heading |
crosshead::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | block |
Examples of crosshead
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Long rods connect the crosshead to the crankshaft, on which is fixed the flywheel.
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They are unusually narrow and tall due to the addition of a crosshead bearing.
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Crank pin and crosshead bearings carry small cup-shaped reservoirs for oil.
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The largest, most powerful engines in the world are slow speed, two stroke, crosshead diesels.
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We are told in a bold crosshead that the Victoria Dam is leaking.
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To enhance the stately look of the first-floor windows, Middleton suggests adding a Fypon crosshead to the top of each.
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Crosshead bearings are still used to reduce the wear on the cylinders in large long-stroke main marine engines.
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Large engines may use water, sea water, or oil supplied through telescoping pipes attached to the crosshead.
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In 1793 he had developed a drive using a pivoted crosshead beam above the vertical cylinder to transmit power to a crank.
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- Crossheading: a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text
- Metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth
- A crossheadhttp://marinediesels.info/2_stroke_engine_parts/crosshead.htm is a mechanism used in large reciprocating engines to eliminate sideways pressure on the piston.
- Decorative form that resembles a lintel used to top a door or window, consisting of a breastboard with crown moulding surrounding the top portion, and moulded together as one piece. Crossheads come in heights from 6" to 18". ...
- A title or subhead centered over the text. (compare sidehead)
- A word or phrase in larger type used to break up long columns of text. Crossheads often use a fragment of a strong quote from later in the article.
- The link between the piston rod and the connecting rod. Also keeps the piston rod in line.
- The main beam across the testing machine. This beam moves either up or down at variable speeds producing a tensile or compressive force.
- Perforation made at the half-fold to improve the quality of the fold and help prevent gussetting and wrinkling at the head of the signature.
