chain-driven

English

Adjective

chain-driven (not comparable)

  1. (mechanical engineering) Referring to the transmission of power by means of a suitable endless chain, such as a bicycle chain.
    • 1946 November and December, “The Why and The Wherefore: Chain-Driven Valve-Motion”, in Railway Magazine, page 391:
      No description of the Bulleid patent chain-driven valve-motion for locomotives has yet been made public, and until this happens we are unable to satisfy the interest of many readers in this unique locomotive equipment.
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