capstan

Significado (Inglês)

  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.

Conceitos

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Sinônimos

winding gear

wind lass

action wheel

revolving head

cable stock

capstan hoist

anchor windlass drive

drive pulley

Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈkæp.stən/
Etimologia (Inglês)

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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