单词 | distance piece |
释义 | > as lemmasdistance piece distance piece n. (in engineering, building, etc.) a block inserted between two objects to keep them a required distance apart; cf. distance block n. ΚΠ 1836 H. van Wart & S. A. Goddard Brit. Patent 7191 (1855) 8 This rod..is..connected to the lower end of a sweep lever..formed by two parallel plates joined together by pins, with distance pieces at top and bottom. 1840 Papers on Duties Corps Royal Engineers IV. 224 A section across a main rib, showing the diagonal braces, and also a distance piece or additional brace. 1930 Engineering 4 July 9/3 The introduction of a distance piece between a piston and its crosshead. 2006 H. P. Bloch Pract. Guide Compressor Technol. (ed. 2) ii. 56 Distance pieces are usually furnished as steel or cast iron castings or steel weldments. < as lemmas |
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