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shaft
has definitions from the fields of zoology,mining,architecture,arms,anatomy,sexuality,physics
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[ noun ] a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
Used in print (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)Length of the shaft of these arrows may be evaluated according_to the standard_deviation values for each center in Table 1 . With due consideration for the limits of precision in assessing , expected rate of change in ossification of girls age 2 years , and the known variations in rate of ossification of these children as described in our preceding paper in the Supplement , each arrow with a `` shaft length '' of four months or less was selected as indicating `` same schedule '' at Onset and Completion , for this particular epiphysis . As an example of the interpretation of an arrow in the figure which exceeds four months in shaft length in conjunction with its position in the figure : girl 2 had a delayed Onset and further delayed Completion . |
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[ noun ] (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
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[ noun ] a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
Synonyms Related terms rod camshaft driveshaft crankshaft spindle transmission_shaft rotating_mechanism |
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[ noun ] (physics) a column of light (as from a beacon)
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[ noun ] (architecture) a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
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[ verb ] equip with a shaft
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