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Rack And Pinion

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Noun

1. rack and pinion

a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack; converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa)

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Rack And Pinion

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noun
1. 
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)
adjective
2. 
(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

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Rack And Pinion

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adjective
designating or of an automotive steering system having a rack1 (sense 5) and a pinion

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Rack And Pinion

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n.
A device for the conversion of rotary and linear motion, consisting of a pinion and a mated rack.

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