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pinion
Found in thesaurus: gear, geared wheel, cogwheel, gear wheel, feather, plume, plumage, wing, confine, hold, restrain, disenable, incapacitate, disable
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pinion
n.
wing; feather, plume
v.
clip the wing of a bird; cut off the wing of a bird
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Pinion
A pinion is a round gear used in several applications:
- usually the smaller gear in a gear drive train, although in the case of John Blenkinsop's Salamanca, the pinion was rather large. In many cases, such as remote controlled toys, the pinion is also the drive gear.
- the smaller gear that drives in a 90-degree angle towards a crown gear in a differential drive.
- the small front sprocket on a chain driven motorcycle.
- the round gear that engages and drives a rack in a rack and pinion mechanism and against a rack in a rack railway.
- in the case of radio-controlled cars with an engine (i.e. nitro) this pinion gear can be referred to as a clutch bell when it is paired with a centrifugal clutch.
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pinion
Noun
1. a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
(hypernym) gear, gear wheel, cogwheel
(hyponym) lantern pinion, lantern wheel
2. any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
(synonym) flight feather, quill, quill feather
(hypernym) feather, plume, plumage
(hyponym) primary, primary feather, primary quill
(part-holonym) wing
3. wing of a bird
(synonym) pennon
(hypernym) wing
(part-holonym) bird
Verb
1. bind the arms of
(synonym) shackle
(hypernym) restrain, confine, hold
2. cut the wings off (of birds)
(hypernym) disable, disenable, incapacitate
(derivation) pennon
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Pinion
(v. t.)
To disable or restrain, as a person, by binding the arms, esp. by binding the arms to the body.
To disable or restrain, as a person, by binding the arms, esp. by binding the arms to the body.
(v. t.)
To disable by cutting off the pinion joint.
To disable by cutting off the pinion joint.
(v. t.)
To bind or confine the wings of; to confine by binding the wings.
To bind or confine the wings of; to confine by binding the wings.
(v. t.)
Hence, generally, to confine; to bind; to tie up.
Hence, generally, to confine; to bind; to tie up.
(n.)
The joint of bird's wing most remote from the body.
The joint of bird's wing most remote from the body.
(n.)
A wing, literal or figurative.
A wing, literal or figurative.
(n.)
A moth of the genus Lithophane, as L. antennata, whose larva bores large holes in young peaches and apples.
A moth of the genus Lithophane, as L. antennata, whose larva bores large holes in young peaches and apples.
(n.)
A fetter for the arm.
A fetter for the arm.
(n.)
A feather; a quill.
A feather; a quill.
(n.)
A cogwheel with a small number of teeth, or leaves, adapted to engage with a larger wheel, or rack (see Rack); esp., such a wheel having its leaves formed of the substance of the arbor or spindle which is its axis.
A cogwheel with a small number of teeth, or leaves, adapted to engage with a larger wheel, or rack (see Rack); esp., such a wheel having its leaves formed of the substance of the arbor or spindle which is its axis.
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