crank throw
1crank throw — noun 1. : crank arm, crank web 2. : the radial displacement from crankshaft center to crankpin center …
2crank throw — [1] The part of the crankshaft that the connecting rod fastens to. See crankpin. [2] The distance between the crankpin and the axis of rotation or centerline of the crankshaft, which is equal to half the stroke …
3crank web — noun : the portion of a crank between the crankpin and the shaft or between adjacent crankpins called also crank arm, crank throw …
4throw — [1] The offset portion of the crankshaft designed to accept the connecting rod. Also see crankpin. [2] The distance from the center of the crankshaftmain bearing to the center of the connecting rodjournal. The piston stroke is twice the throw… …
5Throw — Throw, n. 1. The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast. [1913 Webster] He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw, He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A stroke; a blow …
6Crank (mechanism) — A crank is an arm attached at right angles to a rotating shaft by which reciprocating motion is imparted to or received from the shaft. It is used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. The arm may be …
7throw — I. verb (threw; thrown; throwing) Etymology: Middle English thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, from Old English thrāwan to cause to twist or turn; akin to Old High German drāen to turn, Latin terere to rub, Greek tribein to rub,… …
8throw — [c]/θroʊ / (say throh) verb (threw, thrown, throwing) –verb (t) 1. to project or propel forcibly through the air by a sudden jerk or straightening of the arm; propel or cast in any way. 2. to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does. 3. to… …
9throw — v. & n. v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a particular direction. 2 force violently into a specified position or state (the ship was thrown on the rocks; threw themselves down). 3 compel suddenly …
10throw — verb (past threw; past participle thrown) 1》 propel with force through the air by a rapid movement of the arm and hand. ↘send (one s opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, etc. ↘(of a horse) unseat (its rider). ↘Cricket bowl (the …