(piston-rod)
51Lifting rod — Lifting Lift ing, a. Used in, or for, or by, lifting. [1913 Webster] {Lifting bridge}, a lift bridge. {Lifting jack}. See 2d {Jack}, 5. {Lifting machine}. See {Health lift}, under {Health}. {Lifting pump}. (Mach.) (a) A kind of pump having a… …
52connecting rod — Mach. a rod or link for transmitting motion and force between a rotating and a reciprocating part, as between a piston and a crankshaft. See diag. under piston. [1830 40] * * * …
53push rod — The rod that connects the valve lifter to one end of the rocker arm. Used on valve in head installations where the cam is below the piston and the valves are above the piston. The rods are moved by the cam and activate the valve lifter. Engines… …
54slipper piston — a piston with the lower edge cut away so that the piston skirt is short on the two sides not used as thrust surfaces. Such a design lightens the piston making it easier to accelerate and decelerate, wastes less power, and is easier on the… …
55connecting rod — /kəˈnɛktɪŋ rɒd/ (say kuh nekting rod) noun 1. any rod or bar connecting movable parts. 2. the rod connecting the crosshead to the crank in a steam engine. 3. the rod connecting the piston to the crankshaft in an internal combustion engine …
56slave con rod — A connecting rod of two stroke dual piston engines which is articulated on the master con rod, not directly on the crankpin. Also see master con rod …
57trunk piston — noun or trunk plunger : an elongated hollow piston in a single acting engine or pump which is open at the end and in which the end of the connecting rod is pivoted * * * Mach. a piston with a long skirt to take the side thrust, as in an… …
58connecting rod — connec′ting rod n. mac a rod or link for transmitting motion and force between a rotating and a reciprocating part, as between a piston and a crankshaft • Etymology: 1830–40 …
59master con rod — In a two stroke dual piston engines, the connecting rod that is articulated directly on the crankshaft. Also see slave con rod …
60connecting rod — n. a reciprocating rod connecting two or more moving parts of a machine, as the crankshaft and a piston of an automobile …
