Schiele's pivot

noun

Schie·​le's pivot

ˈshēlēz-

: a pivot having a curved surface which is generated by the revolution of a tractrix about its axis, wearing uniformly, but wasting 50 percent more energy than a flat pivot

Word History

Etymology

after Christian Schiele, 19th century English engineer

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