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ROTATING MECHANISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rotating mechanism mean? 

ROTATING MECHANISM (noun)
  The noun ROTATING MECHANISM has 1 sense:

1. a mechanism that rotatesplay

  Familiarity information: ROTATING MECHANISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROTATING MECHANISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A mechanism that rotates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rotating mechanism" is a kind of...):

mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)

Meronyms (parts of "rotating mechanism"):

bearing (a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily)

rotating shaft; shaft (a revolving rod that transmits power or motion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rotating mechanism"):

blade; vane (flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water)

cam (a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion)

circle; round (any circular or rotating mechanism)

Ferris wheel (a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park)

gyro; gyroscope (rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction)

rotor (rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils)


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