connecting rod

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   a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)

   Broaderrod

   Narrowerpiston rod

Questions about connecting rod

What does connecting rod mean?

connecting rod means "a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)".

Is connecting rod a common word?

connecting rod is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.