Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

countershaft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-shaft
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of jackshaft (“a mechanical component for rotational force”).

verb

Synonym of jackshaft.

Example Sentences

"Instead of the pistons driving through the connecting-rods directly on to the wheels that carry the weight of the engine, the Drachenfels piston and connecting-rod drove on to a countershaft which carried two small cog wheels. The latter engaged with two larger gears, between which, and on the same shaft, was the pinion to engage with the rack rail."

Etymology

From counter- + shaft.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

countershafts (plural) counter shaft (alternative) countershafts (present, singular) countershafting (participle, present) countershafted (participle, past) countershafted (past)

Synonyms

jackshaft

Questions

What does countershaft mean?: Synonym of jackshaft (“a mechanical component for rotational force”).
Where does countershaft come from?: From counter- + shaft.

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