Definition of Crankpins

1. Noun. (plural of crankpin) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crankpins

1. crankpin [n] - See also: crankpin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crankpins

crankiest
crankily
crankiness
crankinesses
cranking
cranking up
crankish
crankle
crankled
crankles
crankling
crankly
crankness
crankous
crankpin
crankpins (current term)
cranks
cranks up
crankset
cranksets
crankshaft
crankshafts
cranky
crannied
crannies
crannock
crannocks
crannog
crannoge
crannoges

Literary usage of Crankpins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"The main rods connect the crossheads with the crankpins of one pair of the driving wheels, these particular crankpins being called the main ..."

2. The Elements of Machine Design by William Cawthorne Unwin (1909)
"Coefficient p = Outside crankpins of locomotives . . . 1000,000101,500000 Locomotive axle journals 750000 to 850000 Passenger carriage axles 300000 to ..."

3. Advanced Grinding Practice: A Treatise on Precision Grinding Methods and the by Douglas Thomas Hamilton, Franklin Day Jones (1915)
"The holes for the oiling system are then drilled, after which the crankpins are finish-ground; time, 38 minutes. The eccentric blocks are now removed and ..."

4. Machinery's Encyclopedia: A Work of Reference Covering Practical Mathematics by Erik Oberg, Franklin Day Jones (1917)
"... holes for, boring in quartering machine, V, 226-4 crankpins, renewing, IV, 229-2 crankpins, testing position of, IV, 230-2 cross-head guides, IV, ..."

5. Bearings and Bearing Metals: A Treatise Dealing with Various Types of Plain (1921)
"1 ,, . , ( naval practice Marine engine crankpins | merchant practice Stationary engine main bearings ( for dead load* (high speed) | for ..."

6. Bearings and Bearing Metals: A Treatise Dealing with Various Types of Plain (1921)
"... Bearings for slow speed and intermittent load as in punch presses 3000 Locomotive wrist-pins 3000 Locomotive crankpins 1500 Locomotive driving journals ..."

7. The Airplane Engine by Lionel Simeon Marks (1922)
"Usually, alternate journals are filled with oil and the crank cheeks on the two sides of these journals are drilled to connect with the hollow crankpins and ..."

8. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"The main rods connect the crossheads with the crankpins of one pair of the driving wheels, these particular crankpins being called the main ..."

9. The Elements of Machine Design by William Cawthorne Unwin (1909)
"Coefficient p = Outside crankpins of locomotives . . . 1000,000101,500000 Locomotive axle journals 750000 to 850000 Passenger carriage axles 300000 to ..."

10. Advanced Grinding Practice: A Treatise on Precision Grinding Methods and the by Douglas Thomas Hamilton, Franklin Day Jones (1915)
"The holes for the oiling system are then drilled, after which the crankpins are finish-ground; time, 38 minutes. The eccentric blocks are now removed and ..."

11. Machinery's Encyclopedia: A Work of Reference Covering Practical Mathematics by Erik Oberg, Franklin Day Jones (1917)
"... holes for, boring in quartering machine, V, 226-4 crankpins, renewing, IV, 229-2 crankpins, testing position of, IV, 230-2 cross-head guides, IV, ..."

12. Bearings and Bearing Metals: A Treatise Dealing with Various Types of Plain (1921)
"1 ,, . , ( naval practice Marine engine crankpins | merchant practice Stationary engine main bearings ( for dead load* (high speed) | for ..."

13. Bearings and Bearing Metals: A Treatise Dealing with Various Types of Plain (1921)
"... Bearings for slow speed and intermittent load as in punch presses 3000 Locomotive wrist-pins 3000 Locomotive crankpins 1500 Locomotive driving journals ..."

14. The Airplane Engine by Lionel Simeon Marks (1922)
"Usually, alternate journals are filled with oil and the crank cheeks on the two sides of these journals are drilled to connect with the hollow crankpins and ..."

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