capstan screw

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von capstan screw im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A type of screw commonly used to regulate the height of the action in a piano. The capstan screw is designed to be turned from the side, not the head, unlike an ordinary screw. A lever enters a hole in the side of the screw to turn it

Mainly on sailboats, the mechanism for winding ropes under a lot of tension; a capstan

Relevante Übersetzungen

capstan screws

plural form of capstan screw

Silbentrennung

cap·stan screw

Türkische aussprache

käpstın skru

Aussprache

/ˈkapstən ˈskro͞o/ /ˈkæpstən ˈskruː/