Rohrförmiger, relativ kurzer Zylinder, der in eine Bohrung eingepreßt, eingeschraubt oder auf andere Weise in dieser festgehalten wird, um eine Welle oder Achse zu lagern oder gewisse Maschinenteile zu fixieren oder zu führen.
A large wilderness area.
ETYM See Bush.
A cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction; SYN. cylindrical lining.
1. A usually removable cylindrical lining for an opening (as of a mechanical part) used to limit the size of the opening, resist abrasion, or serve as a guide.
2. An electrically insulating lining for a hole to protect a through conductor.
ETYM Old Eng. and AS. canne; akin to Dutch Kan, German Kanne, Old High Germ. channa, Swed. Kanna, Dan. kande.
1. A buoy with a round bottom and conical top; SYN. can buoy.
2. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.; SYN. tin, tin can.
3. The quantity contained in a can; SYN. canful.
1. In hardware, a coupler used to join cables or to join a cable to a device (for example, an RS-232-C connector used to join a modem cable to a computer). Most connector types are available in one of two genders—male or female. A male connector is characterized by one or more exposed pins; a female connector is characterized by one or more receptacles—sockets or jacks—designed to accept the pins on the male connector. See also DB connector, DIN connector.
2. In programming, a circular symbol used in a flowchart to indicate a break, as to another page.
ETYM Old Eng. femel, femal, French femelle, from Latin femella, dim. of femina woman. Related to Feminine.
1. A person who belongs to the sex that can have babies; SYN. female person.
2. An animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa).
Tool or machine for lifting, hoisting, or moving heavy weights, such as motor vehicles. A screw jack uses the principle of the screw to magnify an applied effort; in an automobile jack, for example, turning the handle many times causes the lifting screw to rise slightly, and the effort is magnified to lift heavy weights. A hydraulic jack uses a succession of piston strokes to increase pressure in a liquid and force up a lifting ram.
Medieval leather coat worn as armour.
Person or thing which makes lines; airplane or ship which is run by a transportation company; eye pencil, eyeliner; one who puts in linings; lining of a garment
ETYM Old Eng. soket, a dim. through Old Fren. from Latin soccus. Related to Sock a covering for the foot.
1. A bony hollow into which a structure fits.
2. Where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted.
Als B. wird auch das rohrförmige Gegenstück zum Stecker in lösbaren elektr. Kabelverbindungen bezeichnet.
1. Usually rectangular container; may have a lid.
2. The quantity contained in a box; SYN. boxful.
3. A rectangular drawing.
4. Private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; SYN. loge.
5. The driver's seat on a coach; SYN. box seat.
6. Separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people.
7. Any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned.
8. Evergreen shrubs or small trees; SYN. boxwood.
9. A blow with the hand (usually on the ear).
A large wilderness area.
ETYM See Bush.
A cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction; SYN. cylindrical lining.
1. A usually removable cylindrical lining for an opening (as of a mechanical part) used to limit the size of the opening, resist abrasion, or serve as a guide.
2. An electrically insulating lining for a hole to protect a through conductor.
ETYM Old Eng. and AS. canne; akin to Dutch Kan, German Kanne, Old High Germ. channa, Swed. Kanna, Dan. kande.
1. A buoy with a round bottom and conical top; SYN. can buoy.
2. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.; SYN. tin, tin can.
3. The quantity contained in a can; SYN. canful.
Something that holds things, especially for transport or storage.
Jagdgewehr für den Kugelschuß (im Ggs. zur Flinte für den Schrotschuß).