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English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
keyway — [kē′wā΄] n. 1. a groove or slot cut in a shaft, hub, etc. to hold the key 2. the keyhole in a lock for a flat key … English World dictionary
keyway — A slot cut in a shaft, pulleyhub, wheel hub, etc. A square key is placed in the slot and engages a similar keyway in the mating piece. The key prevents slippage between the two parts. Also called keyseat … Dictionary of automotive terms
keyway — /kee way /, n. 1. Mach. a groove in a shaft, the hub of a wheel, etc., for receiving part of a key holding it to another part. 2. a slot in a lock for receiving and guiding the key. 3. (in poured concrete construction) a longitudinal groove in a… … Universalium
feather key — noun in machinery : a sunk key without taper that is permanently fixed in one of the connected pieces and that is a sliding fit in a keyway in the other so as to permit relative longitudinal motion called also spline * * * Mach. a rectangular key … Useful english dictionary
key — key1 /kee/, n., pl. keys, adj., v., keyed, keying. n. 1. a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt. 2. any of various devices resembling or functioning as a key: the key of a clock. 3. See key card. 4. something… … Universalium
feather key — Mach. a rectangular key connecting the keyways of a shaft and a hub of a gear, pulley, etc., fastened in one keyway and free to slide in the other so that the hub can drive or be driven by the shaft at various positions along it. Also called… … Universalium
spline — /spluyn/, n., v., splined, splining. n. 1. a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat. 2. a long, flexible strip of wood or the like, used in drawing curves. 3. Mach. a. any of a series of uniformly spaced ridges on a shaft, parallel… … Universalium