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CONNECTING ROD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does connecting rod mean?
• CONNECTING ROD (noun)
The noun CONNECTING ROD has 1 sense:
1. a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)
Familiarity information: CONNECTING ROD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("connecting rod" is a kind of...):
rod (a long thin implement made of metal or wood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connecting rod"):
piston rod (connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston)
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