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blueprinting
a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background. -
connecting rod
a rod or bar for transmitting motion, esp one that connects a rotating part to a reciprocating part -
crosshead
a subsection or paragraph heading printed within the body of the text -
cylinder head
the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block. In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms -
dead center
the position of maximum (top dead center) or minimum (bottom dead center) extension of a crank and a connecting rod, in which both are in the same straight line -
displacement engine
any engine employing the rectilinear motion of one or more pistons in cylinders.