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crankshaft

crankshaft

A shaft with offset sections that turns the pistons' back-and-forth movement into rotation.

All languages

English
crankshaft
Norwegian
veivaksel
Japanese
クランクシャフト — くらんくしゃふと — kurankushafuto
Korean
크랭크축 — keuraengkeuchuk
Spanish
cigüeñal
French
vilebrequin
German
Kurbelwelle

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