Meaning Of The Word Rack-and-pinion

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What's The Definition Of Rack-and-pinion?

rack and pinion in Automotive Engineering
noun: A rack and pinion is a type of steering gear in which a pinion on the end of the steering column engages with a horizontal rack (= flat-toothed bar.)
noun: A rack-and-pinion is a device for changing rotary motion into linear motion, in which a gearwheel (the pinion) engages with a flat toothed bar (the rack).

rack-and-pinion in American English
adjective: of or pertaining to a mechanism in which a rack engages a pinion

rack-and-pinion in British English
designating or of an automotive steering system having a rack1 (sense 5) and a pinion
adjective: (of a type of steering gear in motor vehicles) having a track rod with a rack along part of its length that engages with a pinion attached to the steering column
noun
noun: a device for converting rotary into linear motion and vice versa, in which a gearwheel (the pinion) engages with a flat toothed bar (the rack)

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