单词 | rocker |
释义 | rocker [`räk·ǝr] CIVIL ENGINEERING A support at the end of a truss or girder which permits rotation and horizontal movement to allow for expansion and contraction. GRAPHIC ARTS A type of chisel, with a sharp beveled edge, used in mezzotint engraving; it is set on the surface of a copper plate and rocked back and forth to produce a rough grain, which, when printed, produces a velvety black. MINING ENGINEERING A small digging bucket mounted on two rocker arms in which auriferous alluvial sands are agitated by oscillation, in water, to collect gold. ORDNANCE Movable, built-in support in a field gun carriage, between the trail and the cradle, that allows changes in elevation to be made without disturbing the angle of position setting. |
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