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Achse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arbor noun A shaded garden structure covered with climbing plants, used as a place to sit.
  • axis noun An imaginary straight line around which something rotates or is arranged symmetrically.
  • axle noun The rod or shaft that a wheel turns on, or that turns together with a pair of wheels.
  • pintle noun A pin on the buckle of a belt used to fit into the holes of the belt and hold it at the desired level of tightness.
  • rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.

Senses

Achse is used for these senses in English:

  • arbor A spindle of a wheel.
  • axletree A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
  • pintle (nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
  • rod A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.

arbor — full definition

  1. noun A shaded garden structure covered with climbing plants, used as a place to sit.
  2. noun A rotating shaft or spindle in a machine, such as a lathe, that supports a moving part.

axis — full definition

  1. noun An imaginary straight line around which something rotates or is arranged symmetrically.
  2. noun A fixed reference line on a graph, used to plot and measure data.
  3. noun An alliance between countries or groups acting together, especially a political or military one.
  4. noun The central point or focus of an activity or discussion.

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