Home / Dictionary / Crankshaft

Crankshaft Moderate

Crankshaft has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank

2

A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.

See Also
crank angle shaft windage boxer crank angle degree piston engine crankcase cambelt
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
rotating shaft

Origin

The word combines "crank" and "shaft." It refers to a mechanical component made of these two parts.

Rhyming Words
aft naft taft waft raft haft daft chaft draft craft shaft graft abaft bedaft upwaft recraft indraft regraft ingraft engraft
Compare
Crankshaft vs