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PRONUNCIATION OF CROSSHEAD

crosshead  [ˈkrɒsˌhɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROSSHEAD

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crosshead is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CROSSHEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

crosshead

Crosshead

A crosshead is a mechanism used in large reciprocating engines and reciprocating compressors to eliminate sideways pressure on the piston.

Definition of crosshead in the English dictionary

The first definition of crosshead in the dictionary is a subsection or paragraph heading printed within the body of the text. Other definition of crosshead is a block or beam, usually restrained by sliding bearings in a reciprocating mechanism, esp the junction piece between the piston rod and connecting rod of an engine. Crosshead is also a bar fixed across the top of the rudder post to which the tiller is attached.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CROSSHEAD


arrowhead
ˈærəʊˌhɛd
bulkhead
ˈbʌlkˌhɛd
flathead
ˈflætˌhɛd
forkhead
ˈfɔːkˌhɛd
Gateshead
ˈɡeɪtsˌhɛd
hammerhead
ˈhæməˌhɛd
hogshead
ˈhɒɡzˌhɛd
Holyhead
ˈhɒlɪˌhɛd
letterhead
ˈlɛtəˌhɛd
maidenhead
ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd
masthead
ˈmɑːstˌhɛd
overhead
ˈəʊvəˌhɛd
oxhead
ˈɒksˌhɛd
pisshead
ˈpɪsˌhɛd
printhead
ˈprɪntˌhɛd
redhead
ˈrɛdˌhɛd
sheepshead
ˈʃiːpsˌhɛd
skinhead
ˈskɪnˌhɛd
spearhead
ˈspɪəˌhɛd
Whitehead
ˈwaɪtˌhɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROSSHEAD

crossed line
crossed-h
crosser
crossette
crossfall
crossfield
crossfire
crossfish
crosshatch
crosshatching
crossing
crossing guard
crossing over
crossing patrol
crossing point
crossish
crossjack
crosslet
crosslight
crosslinguistic

WORDS THAT END LIKE CROSSHEAD

against the head
ahead
big head
Birkenhead
cylinder head
forehead
get ahead
go ahead
go-ahead
head
head-to-head
hit the nail on the head
knock on the head
on one´s head
read-write head
shower head
steelhead
the go-ahead
trailhead
warhead

Synonyms and antonyms of crosshead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «crosshead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CROSSHEAD

Find out the translation of crosshead to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

十字头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cruceta
570 millions of speakers

English

crosshead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

crosshead
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أخمص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

траверсы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cruzeta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রশহেড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

traverse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Silang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kreuzkopf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クロスヘッド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크로스 헤드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crosshead
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con trượt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுக்குப்பகுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रॉसहेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sütunlar arası makale başlığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

traversa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krzyżowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

траверси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în cruce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σταυρός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

crosshead
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tvärhuvud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

crosshead
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crosshead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROSSHEAD»

The term «crosshead» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.675 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CROSSHEAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crosshead

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROSSHEAD»

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1
Tensile Testing
is compared with a feedback signal from a transducer monitoring the position of the crosshead. Using this feedback circuit, the desired boundary condition can be achieved. Tensile tests usually can be carried out at a constant crosshead ...
Joseph R. Davis, 2004
2
Machine Drawing
18.2.2 Steam Engine Crosshead Crosshead is used in horizontal steam engines for connecting the piston rod and connecting rod. Figure 18.2 shows the part drawings of a steam engine crosshead. The crosshead, with the help of slide block ...
K. L. Narayana, 2007
3
A History of the American Locomotive: Its Development, 1830-1880
The crosshead pump was the most common type used on American locomotives. It was the simplest and cheapest arrangement possible. The pump plunger was connected to the crosshead and worked in line with the locomotive's piston rod; ...
John H. White, 1979
4
Machine Drawing
22.2.6 Crosshead and Piston Rod for a Vertical Steam Engine The length of the piston rod in small steam engines is relatively small, in which case the piston rod can be connected directly to the connecting rod. In engines of the high-power ...
Sidheshwar, 1990
5
Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice
section, the arms of which slide between pairs of upper and lower guides. The body suspended from and sliding on and between the lower guide bars. With this type of crosshead a single upper guide bar is sometimes used. Laird Type Cross  ...
6
Locomotive Dictionary
Crosshead Arm (Walschaert \'alve Gear). 263, Figs. 101140; 14, Figs. 841-847; Figs. 850, 851. A short bar rigidly attached to the crosshead in a vertical position, and holding one end of the UNION' LlNK, which see, that serves to transmit its ...
7
Locomotive dictionary: an illustrated vocabulary of terms ...
The brass of a main rod or side rod is fitted to it, and its function is to transmit the reciprocating motion imparted to the piston, piston rod, crosshead and main rod by the expansive force of the steam, to the rotating driving wheel. Crank pins are  ...
American Railway Master Mechanics' Association, 1906
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Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a cork puller, a plurality of parallel guides, an upper cross head slidabiy fitted to said guides, a lower crosshead slidabiy fitted to said guides independently the upper crosshead, a nut on the lower crosshead, an extractor screw connected to  ...
United States. Patent Office, 1913
9
A Practical Guide to Compressor Technology
(a) (b) FIGURE 2.54 Flanged crosshead: (a) plan view; (b) front view. 2.14.3 Crosshead Designs and Attention to Reliable Lubrication Modern machines with piston rods 4 in. or more in diameter often use a flanged crosshead design (see Fig.
Bloch, 2006
10
3. Forsthoffer's Rotating Equipment Handbooks: Compressors
The connecting rod can be bumped back and forth at the crosshead and movement recorded between the crankshaft and the connecting rod. Acceptable readings should be obtained from the compressor vendor. Figure 26.17 Crankpin  ...
William E. Forsthoffer, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROSSHEAD»

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Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan) with a crosshead speed of 10 mm min−1. The tensile modulus was determined by the initial slope of the stress–strain ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Know it all
The easy-to-use crosshead Phillips screwdriver quickly became essential on automobile assembly lines. ***. A person's foot has an average of ... «San Mateo Daily Journal, Jun 15»
3
Victory at the Gaelic Grounds would lay down a significant marker …
Crosshead. This can sound a bit like whistles echoing off tombstones given the number of players – Barrett, Corbett, McGrath, Cahill – that the ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
4
Nanoporous-gold-based composites: toward tensile ductility
A feedback loop controlled and progressively reduced the crosshead speed so as to maintain a constant true strain rate at 10−4 s−1 while the ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
5
The use of hydraulic nuts for compressor crosshead applications
The nuts are used at the crosshead joint and it is here that the piston rod is locked to the crosshead to prevent rotation. A technical manager at ... «Energy Global, Jun 15»
6
Mabey Hire Wins ICE Wales Innovation Award
The initial solution proposed by Dawnus Construction was to remove the existing reinforced concrete crosshead and piers by saw cutting them ... «RealWire, May 15»
7
NSR2: 2015 US Team Candidates Named in M1x, W1x, M4x, LM2x
... for getting race experience here, with a time trial in a raging and choppy tail, and much better conditions this morning in a light crosshead. «row2k.com, May 15»
8
More former hospital land sold off
Crosshead The development, which will be partially funded by a £720,000 grant from the Homes and Communities Agency's Affordable Homes ... «Daily Echo, May 15»
9
Guill offers dies for six-layer coextrusion
Inc. featured its line of crosshead and inline tubing dies at NPE 2015. The company introduced the Series 800 extrusion tooling for two to six ... «Plastics News, May 15»
10
See a Korg MS-20m kit being built in 37 seconds
When we reviewed Korg's MS-20m kit, we noted that in order to build it you'd require "a crosshead screwdriver, about three hours and some ... «MusicRadar.com, Apr 15»

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