Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Kuvat
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Ääntäminen
Southern England- Tuntematon aksentti:
- IPA: /ˈkæp.stən/
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| italia | cabestano |
| japani | キャプスタン (kiャpusutan / kyapusutan), 万力 (manriki), まんりき (manriki) |
| latina | sucula |
| ranska | cabestan |
| ruotsi | ankarspel, ankarbult, kapstan, kapstanaxel |
| saksa | Spill, Capstan |
| suomi | vintturi, ankkuripeli, kela, käsivintturi, vetorulla, revolverisorvi |
| venäjä | ворот (vorot), кабестан (kabestan), nautical шпиль (nautical špil) |
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (especially nautical) A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.
- (electronics) A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.
Esimerkit
- We toiled over the capstan, and late in the afternoon slipped out of the harbour.
- Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | capstans |
(especially nautical) A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.
Tourists turn a capstan. The tensioned portion of the rope would fasten the ship to the quay, hoist a foresail, lift a spar into position on the mast or be used to transfer cargo to or from a dock or lighter.
