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A rotating shaft with offset cranks used to transmit motion, often between reciprocating and rotary motion.
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- an engine crankshaft
- crankshaft rotation
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The crankshaft turned as the pistons moved in sequence.
They removed the cover to inspect the crankshaft.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular crankshaft; plural crankshafts. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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