Meaning of Mahovos | Babel Free
Definitions
A device for saving power in stopping and starting a railroad car, by means of a heavy flywheel.
Examples
“For this purpose, on the axes of the friction wheels which sustain the Mahovos, there is a second pair of wheels somewhat smaller, and nearer the middle, which ordinarily run⟳ out of contact⟳ with anything.”
“Among other important novelties in mechanical science exhibited at the Paris Exposition of 1867, and brought to our notice⟳ by the admirable report⟳ of Dr. Barnard, of Columbia College, is one called the "mahovos," the invention of a Russian engineer, which, it is though, contains the germ of an important improvement.”
“The Mahovo is the name⟳ given by the inventor, Captain C. Von Schubersky, of Russia, to an adaptation of the fly-wheel to accumulate a reserve⟳ of force⟳ to be used at intervals when a greater power is needed.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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