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keyway
[ kee-wey ]
noun
- Machinery. a groove in a shaft, the hub of a wheel, etc., for receiving part of a key holding it to another part.
- a slot in a lock for receiving and guiding the key.
- (in poured-concrete construction) a longitudinal groove in a footing, or in a pour that has set, providing a key for newly poured concrete.
- a depression or slot carved into rock to provide a bond or anchorage for a structure, as a dam.
keyway
/ ˈ쾱ːˌɱɪ /
noun
- a longitudinal slot cut into a component to accept a key that engages with a similar slot on a mating component to prevent relative motion of the two components
Example Sentences
Keyway root cracking, as found at Hunterston B, is caused by tension in the graphite at the outer surface of the bricks due to changes in their internal stress.
The three models from Kwikset include two with touchpads and a backup keyway, and one that includes a touchpad and no keyway whatsoever.
It’s mostly a style expansion Yale’s two new models include one with a button pad and keyway, called the Assure 216, and one with a touchpad and no keyway, called the Assure 256.
Perhaps she is doing this in preparation for cutting another feature on the gear, such as a keyway or spline.
In the photo, Fraley appears to be preparing to machine a feature, perhaps a keyway, on the inside of a gear clamped in a dividing head mounted above the shaper’s rotary table.
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