"timing belt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: timing belts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} timing belt (plural timing belts)
  1. A belt (specifically, a cogged belt) which connects the crankshaft and the camshaft of an engine, synchronizing the operation of the inlet and exhaust valves. Wikidata QID: Q1132815 Synonyms: cam belt, cambelt, time belt Hypernyms: endless belt, belt Coordinate_terms: timing chain[roller chain]] instead of a belt, but otherwise not different> Translations (a part of an internal combustion engine): tandrem (Danish), hammasrihm (Estonian), jakohihna (Finnish), courroie de distribution [feminine] (French), Zahnriemen (english: belt) [masculine] (German), Synchronriemen (english: belt) [masculine] (German), Steuerriemen (english: belt) [masculine] (German), tímareim [feminine] (Icelandic), cinghio di distribuzione [masculine] (Italian), paskirstymo diržas [masculine] (Lithuanian), pagrindinis diržas [masculine] (Lithuanian), registerreim [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), registerreim [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), pasek rozrządu [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), correa de distribución [feminine] (Spanish), banda de distribución [feminine] (Spanish), banda dentada [feminine] (Spanish), kamrem (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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