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单词 crown wheel
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crown wheeln.

Brit. /ˈkraʊn wiːl/, U.S. /ˈkraʊn ˌ(h)wil/
Forms: see crown n. and wheel n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: crown n., wheel n.
Etymology: < crown n. + wheel n.
1. Originally: (in a traditional clock or watch) a wheel having a number of pointed teeth around its edge, at right angles to its plane, forming part of the escapement. In later use also: any wheel with cogs or teeth at right angles to its plane.
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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > parts of
barrel1591
motion1605
bezel1616
fusee1622
string1638
crown wheel1646
out-case1651
watch-box1656
nuck1664
watchwork1667
balance-wheel1669
box1675
dial wheel1675
counter-potence1678
pendulum-balance1680
watch-case1681
pillar1684
contrate teeth1696
pinion of report1696
watch-hook1698
bob-balance1701
half-cock1701
potence1704
verge1704
pad1705
movable1709
jewel1711
pendant1721
crystal1722
watch-key1723
pendulum spring1728
lock spring1741
watch-glass1742
watch-spring1761
all-or-nothing piece1764
watch hand1764
cylinder1765
cannon?1780
cannon1802
stackfreed1819
pillar plate1821
little hand1829
hair-spring1830
lunette1832
all-or-nothing1843
locking1851
slag1857
staff1860
case spring1866
stem1866
balance-cock1874
watch-dial1875
balance-spring1881
balance-staff1881
Breguet spring1881
overcoil1881
surprise-piece1881
brass edge1884
button turn1884
fourth wheel1884
fusee-sink1884
pair-case1884
silver bar1884
silver piece1884
slang1884
top plate1884
karrusel1893
watch-face1893
watch bracelet1896
bar-movement1903
jewel pivot1907
jewel bearing1954
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > cog or gear > with axles or teeth set at specific angle
crown wheel1646
mitre wheel1825
mitre1844
skew gearinga1877
helical gear1888
spiral gear1888
skew gear1908
helical1913
spiral bevel gear1915
1646 N. Lockyer Eng. faithfully watcht With 157 Action speaks out affection..: if the heart be drawn, the foot will run; the crown wheel moving though but slowly, the little wheels run apace.
1696 W. Derham Artific. Clock-maker i. 5 The Contrate-Wheel, is that Wheel in Pocket-Watches, which is next to the Crown-Wheel, whose Teeth and Hoop lye contrary to those of other Wheels.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Watch-work The Crown-Wheel, in Pocket Pieces, and the Swing-Wheel in Pendulums; serving to drive the Balance or Pendulum.
1769 W. Emerson Mechanics v. 109 D the crown wheel acting against the palats C, C.
1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon v. 130 Perpendicular shaft..[with] crown wheel of two-inch plank, with six cast iron segments, composing a crown-wheel of 108 cogs.
1881 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (ed. 4) 150 The few verge trains with crown wheel of nine have escape pinions of 6.
1951 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 8 167 It was the invention of a new escapement in place of the crown-wheel and verge which Huygens had used which made tolerably accurate astronomical clocks practicable.
2004 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 16 Aug. a4 Laid out..are the various parts of a 1929 Elgin pocket watch—the hour plate and screws;..crown wheel;..and an enamel face showing intricate Masonic symbols.
2. spec. A wheel in the differential gear of a motor vehicle with teeth at right angles to the wheel; the larger gear wheel in a pair of bevel gears.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > transmission > specific gear > gear-wheel
crown wheel1899
1899 Automotor & Horseless Vehicle Jrnl. June 458/2 To one end of the armature spindle is keyed a compressed leather pinion which gears with the crown wheel of the differential gear.
1908 Westm. Gaz. 29 Dec. 4/1 The transmission [of a motor-car] being by chain,..crown-wheel, and differential gears.
1990 W. A. Livesey GCSE Motor Vehicle Stud. xi. 92/1 The final drive gear ratio is the ratio of the speed of the pinion to that of the crown wheel.
2001 Automobile June 80/1 (advt.) We are gear cutters who specialise in making crownwheel & pinion sets & differential gears for all types of classic cars.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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