| 单词 | swivelling |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈswivelling ˈswivelling adj. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [noun] > changing to face different direction or turning > swivelling or pivoting whiffle1842 swivelling1869 slewing1875 the world > space > direction > [adjective] > turning or able to face any direction > swivelling swinging1730 swing-jointed1844 swivelling1869 pivotable1894 1869 W. J. M. Rankine Cycl. Machine & Hand-tools Pl.O 4 A suitable swivelling joint being provided to enable the crane to make complete revolutions. 1871 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. Oct. 594 Joined together by a swivelling-pin over the driving-wheel. 1894 T. W. Fox Mechanism Weaving xii. 316 A rack is usually governed by the Jacquard through a cam, a series of links, and an upright shaft, and means are provided for putting the rack out of action whenever it becomes necessary to stop swivelling. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 164/1 Modern car bodies are mounted either on a single four-wheeled truck, with a fixed or rigid wheel-base, or on two four-wheeled bogies or swivelling trucks. 1914 J. G. Horner Gear Cutting 168 The swivelling movement of the cutter head. < as lemmas |
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