| NOUN | artifact | rotating shaft, shaft | a revolving rod that transmits power or motion |
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| Meaning | A revolving rod that transmits power or motion. | |
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| Synonym | shaft | |
| Part of | rotating mechanism | A mechanism that rotates |
| Narrower | camshaft | Has cams attached to it |
| crankshaft | A rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank | |
| driveshaft | A rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application | |
| spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor | Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger / larger rotating parts | |
| transmission shaft | rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential | |
| Broader | rod | A long thin implement made of metal or wood |
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