Pulley-shaped
1Differential pulley — differential dif fer*en tial, a. [Cf. F. diff[ e]rentiel.] 1. Relating to or indicating a difference; creating a difference; discriminating; special; as, differential characteristics; differential duties; a differential rate. [1913 Webster] For… …
2V-pulley — A pulley with a pair of adjustable cup shaped discs, used on belt transmissions, to permit adjustment of the effective pulley diameter and transmission ratio. Also see primary V pulley …
3Cone pulley — Cone Cone (k[=o]n?), n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. kw^nos; akin to Skr. [,c]ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See {Hone}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about… …
4Eccentric pulley — Eccentric Ec*cen tric ([e^]k*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), a. [F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. e kkentros; ek out of + ke ntron center. See {Ex }, and {Center}, and cf. {Excentral}.] 1.… …
5trochleiform — Pulley shaped. SYN: trochlear (2), trochleariform, trochlearis (2) …
6trochlea — 1. A structure serving as a pulley. 2. A smooth articular surface of bone upon which another glides. [L. pulley, fr. G. trochileia, a pulley, fr. trecho, to run] t. femoris SYN: patellar surface of femur. fibular t. of …
7trochlea — [träk′lē ə] n. pl. trochleae [träk′lē ē΄] [ModL < L, pulley block < Gr trochilia < trochos, a wheel: see TROCHE] Anat. a pulley shaped part or structure, as the lower part of the humerus which articulates with a corresponding part of the …
8Humerus — The long bone in the arm which extends from the shoulder to the elbow. * * * The bone of the arm, articulating with the scapula above and the radius and ulna below. SYN: arm bone. [L. shoulder] * * * hu·mer·us hyüm (ə )rəs n, pl hu·meri hyü mə… …
9trochleariform — SYN: trochleiform. * * * troch·le·ar·i·form (trok″le arґĭ form) pulley shaped …
10trochlear — a. Pulley shaped …
