CAPSTAN


Meaning of CAPSTAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkap-stən, -ˌstan ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle French cabestant

Date: 14th century

1. : a machine for moving or raising heavy weights that consists of a vertical drum which can be rotated and around which cable is turned

2. : a rotating shaft that drives tape at a constant speed in a recorder

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.