capstan

Senso (Inglese)

1. (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.
2. A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.

Concetti

cabestano

argano

verricello

argano dell'ancora

sinonimi

windlass

pulley

gin

jack

purchase

🛍️

reel

turret

vise

whim

winch

winding gear

wind lass

action wheel

revolving head

cable stock

capstan hoist

crab

🦀

anchor windlass drive

drive pulley

drive wheel

Traduzioni

cabestan

cabrestante

Spill

kaapstander

cabrestant

ırgat

eixo tracionado

cabrestante

argue

Rollenantrieb

Capstan

Tonwelle

Tonrolle

Gangspill

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkæp.stən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: -

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”).