crank handle
Hand-turned rotating lever
A crank handle is a lever with a right-angle bend used to convert rotary motion into linear motion or vice versa.
You turn the handle in a circle while the shaft transmits power: She turned the crank handle to lower the car window.
Before electric starters, automobiles were started by inserting a crank handle at the front of the engine.
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- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- starterInitiator of action
- rotationTurning on an axis
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
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crank handleelectric motor
Converts current to motion
electric starter · self-starter · servo motor · motor · power button
crank handleelectronic ignition
Computerized spark system
touchscreen interface · remote start · keyless entry · voice activation
crank handlepush button
Depressible control element
ignition switch · starter button · power switch · keyless ignition · remote start
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