capstan

n. 绞盘, 卷扬机 [计] 主动轮

发音

其它 /ˈkæp.stən/

词形变化

capstans 复数 capstans

别名

capstern capstorm

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    绞盘

    航海 交通

    to pawl the capstan

    to rig the capstan

    to surge the capstan

  2. 2.

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

    商务 工程 物理 电子
  3. 3.

    a screw on the rising side of a piano key, which serves the function of lifting the wippen when the key is depressed

    音乐

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

winch windlass

相关短语

capstan screw capstan screws Capstan Island capstan effect jeer capstan

词源

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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