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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUDGEON PIN

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Gudgeon pin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GUDGEON PIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gudgeon pin

In internal combustion engines, the gudgeon pin connects the piston to the connecting rod and provides a bearing for the connecting rod to pivot upon as the piston moves. In very early engine designs, the gudgeon pin is located in a sliding crosshead that connects to the piston via a rod. A gudgeon is a pivot or journal. The origin of the word gudgeon is the Middle English word gojoun, which originated from the Middle French word goujon. Its first known use was in the 15th century.

Definition of gudgeon pin in the English dictionary

The definition of gudgeon pin in the dictionary is the pin through the skirt of a piston in an internal-combustion engine, to which the little end of the connecting rod is attached US and Canadian name: wrist pin.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUDGEON PIN

gubernaculum
gubernation
gubernator
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guberniya
guck
gucky
guddle
gudeman
gudesire
gudewife
gudgeon
Gudrun
guelder-rose

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUDGEON PIN

belaying pin
bobby pin
cotter pin
dowel pin
drawing pin
end pin
firing pin
fraternity pin
panel pin
piston pin
rolling pin
safety pin
scatter pin
shear pin
split pin
stick pin
swivel pin
taper pin
wrest pin
wrist pin

Synonyms and antonyms of gudgeon pin in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gudgeon pin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUDGEON PIN

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

活塞销
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bulón
570 millions of speakers

English

gudgeon pin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पहिये का धुरा पिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سمك القوبيون دبوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поршневой палец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cavilha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুডসন পিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

goujon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pin gudgeon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kolbenbolzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガジオンピン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gudgeon 핀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gudgeon pin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khung sắt pin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோடு முள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुडघिन पिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Av tüfeği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spinotto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kiełb pin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поршневий палець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pivot pin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πείρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zuigerpen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kolvtapp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stempeltapp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gudgeon pin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUDGEON PIN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUDGEON PIN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUDGEON PIN»

Discover the use of gudgeon pin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gudgeon pin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hillier's Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Technology
Gudgeon pin bosses The gudgeon pin bosses are normally formed as part of the piston casting or forging. The bosses must be designed and formed in such a way that they can withstand the loads transmitted from the piston crown (due to ...
Victor Albert Walter Hillier, Peter Coombes, 2004
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Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Technology
The 'stem' of the mushroom is a press fit in the bore of the gudgeon pin. This method is seldom used in modem engines. Gudgeon pin fit The gudgeon pin is usually made a tight push fit in the piston when cold: this eases off slightly when the ...
Victor Albert Walter Hillier, 1991
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Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology
Gudgeon pins and their location The gudgeon pin is the vital mechanical link that hinges the piston to the connecting rod and, although it is of deceptively simple appearance, it must be recognized as being a precision engineered component.
M J Nunney, 2007
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Automobile Engineering
3.17, different types of small ends and big ends have been shown. Figure 3.17 (a ) shows the split eye of the small end of the connecting rod. The gudgeon 5Hn is fitted in this eye and clamped with the pinch bolt. Thus the gudgeon pin remains ...
Ttti, 2002
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Catalogue SIP CLASSIC VESPA Vespa Tuning, Spareparts & ...
Gudgeon pin and circlips The gudgeon pin connects the small end of the con-rod with the piston, using a pin roller bearing to reduce friction and so ensure the transfer of power to the crankshaft and the rest of the motor. To reduce the overall  ...
SIP Scootershop GmbH
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International Conference on Transportation Engineering 2007: ...
(3) Biggest explosion pressure During the period of acting traveling schedule, the connecting rod receives the biggest explosion pressure which by the piston and the gudgeon pin passed on, to the connecting rod, the application of force ...
China) International Conference on Transportation Engineering (2nd, Kelvin C. P. Wang, Xia Luo, Yanjun Qiu, Yun Pu, Qiyuan Peng, Qiyuan Peng, Kelvin C. P. Wang, 2009
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Gudgeon Pin
In very early engine designs (including those driven by steam and also many very large stationary or marine engines), the gudgeon pin is located in a sliding crosshead that connects to the piston via a rod.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Machine Design
Lubrication is provided through a hole in the bush in-between the bush and the gudgeon pin, and the lubricating oil flows ... Generally, the gudgeon pin is of hollow circular section with inner diameter d =0.6d , where d is the outer diameter .
Jindal U. C., 2010
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A Practical Approach to Motor Vehicle Engineering and ...
Interference fits are used where the shaft is to be firmly secured by the material surrounding the hole. Examples of the two types of fit are shown in Fig. 13.24. With a floating gudgeon pin, the pin is a clearance fit in the small end bush.
Allan Bonnick, Derek Newbold, Kate Dennis, 2006
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The 4-Cylinder Engine Short Block High-Performance Manual: ...
Circlip piston pin retention Older engines featured stamped circlips which fitted into square-cornered grooves in the piston pin bore of the piston at each end of the gudgeon pin. A variation on this system which uses two stamped steel circlips  ...
Des Hammill, 2012

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUDGEON PIN»

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Corps of Engineers dewaters Wilson Lock for maintenance operations
... working on the land miter gate-low speed gearbox, replacing the gudgeon pin and bushing, and repairing any cracks on broken welds on the ... «DVIDS, Jun 15»
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First Drive: 2015 Mercedes-AMG C63 and C63 S
FARO, Portugal — In keeping with its new Mercedes-AMG moniker, the C63 has been reworked from stem to gudgeon pin. It has sharper looks, ... «Driving, Feb 15»
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2015 Range Rover, Range Rover Sport gain off-road tech, extra …
... revised camshaft chain guides, a two-stage oil pump, diamond-like coating for the piston and gudgeon pin, and the use of lower viscosity oil. «CarAdvice, Nov 14»
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High-Tech Steel Pistons Make Mercedes Diesels Even More Efficient
Thanks to this changed geometry and intelligent design, the weight of the unit comprising piston, gudgeon pin and piston rings is on a par with ... «eMercedesBenz, Aug 14»
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Lightweight Pistons Could Further Enable Engine Downsizing
I wonder if any R&D efforts have been put into lightening and strengthening the gudgeon pin and conrod? The car industry should make more ... «Hybrid Cars News, Jul 12»
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Goodwood 2011 – John Simister Drives a Special Skoda; and Rides …
It was quick, it was pretty; and back in 1950 it led its class until the 13th hour when a retaining circlip on a gudgeon pin broke. Later, these ... «Classic Driver, Mar 11»
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Keep warm this winter with a recycled Volkswagen
Initially he used a gudgeon pin but they tended to stick. "There was a flaw in my plan," he admits. "I thought the bronze bush would have done ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 08»

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