单词 | pendulum pump |
释义 | > as lemmaspendulum pump pendulum pump n. (a) a pump operated by a handle, treadle, etc., having a pendulum-like action; (b) a small pump incorporating flywheels which oscillate slightly in a vertical plane while spinning (rare). ΚΠ 1799 A. Walker Syst. Familiar Philos. vi. 309 I also spent some time and money in contriving and constructing a pendulum pump, to be actuated by the motion of the ship; but they all required more room than could be spared for them. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1663/1 Pendulum pump, a pump in which a pendulum is employed to govern the reciprocating motion of the piston. a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 667/2 Pendulum pump. 1. A direct acting donkey pump in which the fly-wheels have an oscillatory motion in a vertical plane... 2. A pump the handle of which swings each side of its center [sic] of suspension. 1946 L. Toft & A. T. J. Kersey Theory of Machines (ed. 5) iv. 95 The pendulum pump is the simple engine mechanism with the crank longer than the connecting rod. < as lemmas |
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