connecting rod

English

Noun

connecting rod (plural connecting rods)

1. Any rod, in an engine, that transmits power or motion, especially one that connects a reciprocating shaft to a rotating wheel, in reciprocating engines connecting piston to crankshaft

Synonyms

• con rod, conrod

Related terms

• coupling rod

Translations

rod that transmits power or motion

• Czech: ojnice f
• Dutch: drijfstang (nl)
• Finnish: kiertokanki (fi), kanki (fi)
• French: bielle (fr) f
• German: Pleuel (de) m, Pleuelstange (de) f
• Hebrew: טַלְטַל (he) m (taltal)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: råde (no) m

  Nynorsk: råde m

• Polish: korbowód m
• Romanian: bielă (ro) f, bară de conectare f, bară de legătură f
• Serbo-Croatian: ojnica (sh) f
• Spanish: biela (es) f
• Tagalog: panikad