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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bjɛlla
"La biella è un componente fondamentale del motore."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rod that connects a piston to a crank or crankshaft in an engine.
"The mechanic replaced the worn connecting-rod during the engine overhaul." - 2
Any mechanical link used to transmit motion from one part of a machine to another by connecting two moving members.
"The steering mechanism relies on a sturdy connecting-rod to transfer lateral movement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the present participle of 'connect', derived from Latin 'connectere' (to tie together), with 'rod', from Old English 'rord' or Middle Dutch 'rode' meaning a straight slender stick or bar. Established in mechanical engineering during the Industrial Revolution to describe linkage components in steam engines and later internal combustion engines.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Connecting-rod" is said worldwide
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bielle
Transliteration: byɛl
"La bielle transmet le mouvement du piston au vilebrequin."
Pleuelstange
Transliteration: ˈplɔɪ̯əlˌʃtaŋə
"Die Pleuelstange verbindet den Kolben mit der Kurbelwelle."
bielle
Transliteration: bjɛlla
"La biella è un componente fondamentale del motore."
biela
Transliteration: ˈbjela
"El motor sufrió una rotura de biela durante la carrera."
biela
Transliteration: ˈbjɛlɐ
"A biela conecta o pistão à árvore de manivelas."
कनेक्टिंग रॉड
Transliteration: kanekting raḍ
"इंजन की कनेक्टिंग रॉड टूट गई है।"
连杆
Transliteration: liángǎn
"发动机的连杆负责将活塞的运动传给曲轴。"
커넥팅 로드
Transliteration: keonekting rodeu
"엔진의 커넥팅 로드에 결함이 발견되었습니다."
コネクティングロッド
Transliteration: konekutinguroddo
"ピストとクランクシャフトをつなぐコネクティングロッド。"
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