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pinion — pinion1 pinionless, adj. pinionlike, adj. /pin yeuhn/, n. 1. Mach. a. a gear with a small number of teeth, esp. one engaging with a rack or larger gear. See diag. under rack1. b. a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear. 2.… … Universalium
pinion — I pin•ion [[t]ˈpɪn yən[/t]] n. 1) mac a gear with a small number of teeth, esp. one engaging a rack or larger gear 2) mac a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging a gear • Etymology: 1650–60; < F pignon cogwheel, MF peignon, der. of peigne… … From formal English to slang
pinion — pinion1 [pin′yən] n. [Fr pignon < VL * pinnio < L pinna, bucket of a paddle wheel, lit., feather, var. of penna (see PEN2): assoc. in MFr with peigner, to comb: see PEIGNOIR] a small gear, the teeth of which fit into those of a larger gear… … English World dictionary
