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  1. connecting rod
    [n] - a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)
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  2. Connecting Rod
    The part in an internal combustion engine that connects the piston to the crankshaft. It changes reciprocating motion of the piston into rotary motion of the crankshaft or vice versa.The conrod mass is mcThe effective mass at the gudgeon pin end isThe effective mass at the crankpin or big...
    Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/c/o/connecting%20rod/source.html

  3. connecting rod
    noun a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)
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  4. connecting rod
    (from the article `gasoline engine`) ...the amount of lubricant on the cylinder wall. Piston pin supports (bosses) are cast in opposite sides of the piston and hardened steel pins fitted ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/129

  5. Connecting rod
    In a reciprocating piston engine, the connecting rod or conrod connects the piston to the crank or crankshaft. Together with the crank, they form a simple mechanism that converts linear motion into rotating motion. Connecting rods may also convert rotating motion into linear motion. Historically, b...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecting_rod

  6. Conrod
    ===New Jersey Route 33=== I`ve listed this article for peer review because its a GA article that I want to upgrade into a Featured Article, which would be my first. I just need some advice for it. Thanks, Mitch32contribs 22:45, 26 August 2007 (UTC) ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrod

  7. Constant Fornerod
    Constant Fornerod (May 30, 1819–November 27, 1899) was a Swiss politician, originally from Avenches, and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1855-1867). He was elected to the Federal Council on July 11, 1855, as a representant for Vaud, and handed over office on October 31, 1867. He was affiliat...
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  1. control rod
    [n] - a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction
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  2. control rod
    noun a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction
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  3. control rod
    (from the article `nuclear reactor`) ...of the coolant circuit or by varying the amount of absorber dissolved in the coolant or moderator, by far the most common method involves the use ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/136

  4. Control rod
    A control rod is a rod made of chemical elements capable of absorbing many neutrons without fissioning themselves. They are used in nuclear reactors to control the rate of fission of uranium and plutonium. Because these elements have different capture cross sections for neutrons of varying energies...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_rod

  5. control rod
    movable element in a nuclear reactor which modifies the reactivity and which is actuated (insertion or withdrawal) for the reactor operation
    Found op http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=393-15-73

  6. control rod
    control member in the form of a rod
    Found op http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=394-35-20

  7. control rod
    Part of the control system of a nuclear reactor which directly affects the rate of the reaction takeing place in the reactor. A control rod is usually a rod or tube made of steel or aluminum containing boron, cadmium, or some other strong absorber of neutrons. It can be moved up or down on its axis....
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/control_rod.html

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