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crankcase en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From crank + case.

Meanings

  1. The part of an engine that contains the crankshaft.
    • The crankcase itself is in one piece, in the form of a tunnel into which the crankshaft is introduced from one end. 1960 January, “The Swindon Type "4" diesel-hydraulic units”, in Trains Illustrated, page 41:

Forms

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crankcases Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (14)

sv vevhus (crankcase) · el στροφαλοθάλαμος (crankcase) · de Kurbelgehäuse (crankcase) · ar عُلْبَة الْمِرْفَق (crankcase) · da krumtaphus (crankcase) · sh karter ulja (crankcase) · fr carter (crankcase) · pt cárter (crankcase) · fi kampikammio (crankcase) · es cárter (crankcase) · th ห้องข้อเหวี่ยง (crankcase) · ca càrter (crankcase) · he בֵּית גַּל אַרְכֻּבָּה (crankcase) · pl skrzynia korbowa (crankcase)