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Primary term
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rack and pinion
- URI
- https://nomenclature.info/nom/15078 (opens semantic view)
- Definition
- A mechanism consisting of two components, a rack, shaped like a horizontal toothed rod, and a pinion, shaped like a toothed wheel, both generally made of metal. Used to transmit a linear movement through the gear to perform a specific task.
- Definition source(s)
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- American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2018. “Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage des objets de musée.” September 1, 2018. https://www.nomenclature.info/.
- English
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- Term (International)
- rack and pinion
- French
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- Term (International)
- engrenage à pignon et crémaillère
- Term gender (International)
- masculine
- Alternative term(s)
- engrenage à crémaillère; pignon et crémaillère
- Date created
- 2021-06-11
- Date updated
- 2021-06-14
- Bibliographic citation(s)
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Office québécois de la langue française. n.d. “engrenage à pignon et crémaillère.” Grand dictionnaire terminologique. Accessed June 14, 2021. http://gdt.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=2296947.
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Wikipedia. n.d. “Engrenage.” Wikipédia. Accessed June 14, 2021. https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Engrenage&oldid=182511318.
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Wikipedia. n.d. “Rack and pinion.” Wikipedia. Accessed June 14, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rack_and_pinion&oldid=1023929622.
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