"pushrod" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pushrods [plural]
Etymology: push + rod Etymology templates: {{compound|en|push|rod}} push + rod Head templates: {{en-noun}} pushrod (plural pushrods)
  1. (mechanical engineering) A rigid reciprocating rod that, by its movement, transmits force to actuate a mechanism.
    (automotive) A rod in a piston engine that actuates rocker arms above the cylinder head.
    Categories (topical): Automotive, Mechanical engineering, Automotive Translations (rod in a piston engine): 推杆 (Chinese Mandarin), stødstang (Danish), työntötanko (Finnish), stoßstange (German), stötstång [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pushrod-en-noun-ZGXW-~Z3 Disambiguation of Automotive: 79 7 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 17 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 23 33 Topics: automotive, engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transport, vehicles Disambiguation of 'rod in a piston engine': 77 9 14
  2. (mechanical engineering) A rigid reciprocating rod that, by its movement, transmits force to actuate a mechanism.
    (cycling) A rod in an internal gear hub that actuates the shifting mechanism.
    Categories (topical): Cycling, Mechanical engineering
  3. (mechanical engineering) A rigid reciprocating rod that, by its movement, transmits force to actuate a mechanism.
    (aviation) A rod used in the transmission of flight control inputs to an aircraft's control surfaces.
    Categories (topical): Aviation, Mechanical engineering
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: push rod

Inflected forms

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