crosshead (English, noun)
expansion: crosshead (plural crossheads)
Senses:
topics: engineering
mechanical
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine.
topics: journalism
media
glosses: Large text, like a headline but typically drawn from the article, placed partway through the article to break it up visually.
glosses: A screw with a cross-shaped indentation for gripping and turning, as opposed to a flathead.
qualifier: musical notation
glosses: A note with an x-shaped notehead, indicating a non-tonal sound such as a drumbeat or a rapped syllable.
Forms:
form: crossheads
tags: plural