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driveshaft

/dɹˈaɪvʃæft/ noun

A shaft used to transmit rotary motion.

Word Origin Driveshaft is a compound of drive and shaft. Drive comes from Old English drīfan, from PIE *dhreibh- 'to push, drive', which also gives us drift and drove. Shaft is from Old English sceaft, originally meaning a cut or shaped pole, from PIE *(s)kaps- 'to cut'. So a driveshaft is literally a shaft that drives — a rod that transmits power. The same shaft appears in crankshaft and camshaft.

noun A shaft used to transmit rotary motion. countable

The mechanic replaced the worn driveshaft to restore power transmission to the wheels.

(名词) 传动轴

机械师更换了磨损的传动轴，以恢复向车轮的动力传输。

(sustantivo) Un eje utilizado para transmitir movimiento rotatorio.

El mecánico reemplazó el árbol de transmisión desgastado para restablecer la transmisión de potencia a las ruedas.

(nom) arbre de transmission [Arbre mécanique qui transmet le mouvement de rotation d'un élément à un autre, notamment du moteur aux roues.]

Le mécanicien a remplacé l'arbre de transmission usé pour rétablir la transmission de puissance aux roues.

(Substantiv) Antriebswelle; Kardanwelle [eine Welle in einem Fahrzeug oder einer Maschine, die Drehbewegungen überträgt]

Der Mechaniker tauschte den abgenutzten **driveshaft** aus, um die Kraftübertragung auf die Räder wiederherzustellen.

(名詞) 機械において回転運動を伝えるために用いられる軸。

整備士は摩耗したドライブシャフトを交換し、車輪への動力伝達を回復させた。

(substantivo) eixo de transmissão; veio de transmissão [Um eixo usado para transmitir movimento rotativo.]

O mecânico substituiu o eixo de transmissão desgastado para restaurar a transmissão de potência às rodas.

Synonyms: shaft axle spindle rod transmission shaft prop shaft drive axle rotating shaft
Word parts: drive + shaft

Related words

driver

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