( n. )
A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar.
( n. )
A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012