pitch line
21Line of centers — The line of centers connects the centers of the pitch circles of two engaging gears; it is also the common perpendicular of the axes in crossed helical gears and wormgears. When one of the gears is a rack, the line of centers is perpendicular to… …
22pitch circle — noun Etymology: pitch (IV) : a pitch line in a circular gear that forms a circle concentric with the axis of the gear …
23pitch circle — Mach. an imaginary circle within the profiles of the teeth of a gear, such that it rotates against a similar circle rotating at the same rate on a meshing gear. Also called pitch line. [1810 20] * * * …
24Line and length — in cricket refers to the direction and point of bouncing on the pitch of a delivery. The two concepts are frequently discussed together.LineThe line of a cricket delivery is the direction of its trajectory measured in the horizontal axis. More… …
25pitch — pitch1 [pich] n. [ME pich < OE pic < L pix (gen. picis) < IE base * pi , to be fat > FAT] 1. a black, sticky substance formed in the distillation of coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc. and used for waterproofing, roofing, pavements,… …
26Pitch — (englisch: to pitch = werfen, neigen, stimmen; pitch = Tonhöhe, Neigungswinkel) bezeichnet: beim Sport: im Baseball einen Wurf, siehe Pitcher im Cricket einen Teil des Spielfelds, siehe Pitch (Cricket) im Golf einen Schlag, siehe Golfschlag… …
27Pitch and toss — (also known as Liney or Jingles ) is a simple coin game, known by this name in Britain since at least the 18th century. It is often played in playgrounds and colleges throughout. The Rules Any number of players line up a fixed distance away from… …
28Line A (Rome Metro) — Line A Overview Type Rapid transit System Rome Metro Locale Rome, Italy …
29line — [n1] mark, stroke; border band, bar, borderline, boundary, channel, configuration, contour, crease, dash, delineation, demarcation, edge, figuration, figure, frontier, furrow, groove, limit, lineament, lineation, outline, profile, rule, score,… …
30pitch a line (to somebody) — ˌpitch a ˈstory/ˈline/ˈyarn (to sb) idiom (informal) to tell sb a story or make an excuse that is not true Main entry: ↑pitchidiom …
