capstan
Significado (Inglés)
- (especially) A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.
- A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.
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Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈkæp.stən/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
In summary
Borrowed into Middle English from either Old French cabestan, from Old Occitan cabestan, from cabestre (“pulley cord”) or from Spanish cabestran, both of which derive from Latin capistrum (“halter”), from capiō (“take hold of”).
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