| NOUN | artifact | rotating mechanism | a mechanism that rotates |
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| Meaning | A mechanism that rotates. | |
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| Parts | bearing | A rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily |
| rotating shaft, shaft | A revolving rod that transmits power or motion | |
| Narrower | Ferris wheel | A vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates |
| blade, vane | Flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water | |
| cam | A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion | |
| circle, round | Any circular or rotating mechanism | |
| gyroscope, gyro | rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction | |
| rotor | rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils | |
| Broader | mechanism | device consisting of a piece of machinery |
| Spanish | mecanismo rotativo | |
| Catalan | mecanisme rotatiu | |
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