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Geneva wheel
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English
Etymology
See en Geneva mechanism.
Noun
thumb|right|A Geneva wheel. Continuous rotation of the green drive wheel produces intermittent rotary motion of the red driven wheel.
en Q12522 en mechanics A mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion.
en Geneva drive<id:Q12522> Maltese cross<id:Q12522>
Translations
mechanism that translates a continuous rotation
Bulgarian: bg малтийски механизъм m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 槽轮 cáolún, cmn 槽轮机构 cáolún jīgòu
Finnish: fi maltan risti
Georgian: ka მალტური მექანიზმი, ka მალტური ჯვარი
Russian: ru мальти́йский механи́зм m
Swedish: sv malteserkors n
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