capstan

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc. especially
    — to pawl the capstan
    to prevent the capstan from turning back
  2. A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.
  3. a screw on the rising side of a piano key, which serves the function of lifting the wippen when the key is depressed
    — The upward force of the capstan causes the wippen to rise, thrusting the jack upward into another component called the “knuckle” that is fixed to one end of the hammer shank.

词形变化

capstans plural capstern alternative,obsolete capstorm alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
capstan bar capstan effect capstanman capstan screw jeer capstan
相关词
hoist winch

词源

Borrowed into Middle English from either Old French cabestan, from Old Occitan cabestan, from cabestre (“pulley cord”) or from Spanish cabestran, both of which derive from Latin capistrum (“halter”), from capiō (“take hold of”).
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