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Translation of capstan – English–Vietnamese dictionary

capstan

 noun  /ˈkӕpstən/ Add to word list Add to word list ● a drum-shaped machine, used for winding eg a ship’s anchor-cable. cái tời

(Translation of capstan from the PASSWORD English-Vietnamese Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of capstan

capstan The tape coatings became sticky and shed oxide onto all tape recorder parts in their path, including heads, guides, rollers, and capstans. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The use of block and tackle or capstan winch is common to handle line sets that have significantly unbalanced loads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The capstan is always placed downstream (in the direction of tape motion) from the tape heads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The delivery of an ordinary capstan lathe today, essential for the defence programme, vital for a big range of engineering processes, takes approximately three to four years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At low tide, the ropes were pulled taut with capstans. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Variations in tape speed cause flutter, which can be reduced by using dual capstans. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Vertical capstans use a vertical shaft, with the motor and gearbox situated below the winch unit (usually below decks). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The capstan tape speed is 3.7 inches per second, which provided a long record time of up to 5 five hours on large reels. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. C1

Translations of capstan

in Chinese (Traditional) 絞盤, （尤指）起錨機, （錄音機的）主動輪，輸帶軸… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 绞盘, （尤指）起锚机, （录音机的）主动轮，输带轴… See more in Spanish cabrestante… See more in Portuguese cabrestante… See more in French in Turkish in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian cabestan… See more bocurgat, ırgat, vinç… See more kaapstander… See more kotevní vratidlo, naviják… See more (anker-)spil… See more kerekan… See more เครื่องสำหรับฉุดดึงของหนัก… See more kabestan… See more ankarspel… See more kumparan… See more die Ankerwinde… See more gangspill… See more шпиль… See more Need a translator?

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