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crank

an arm keyed at right angles to a shaft and used for changing radius of rotation or changing reciprocating motion to circular motion or circular motion to reciprocating motion. On a beam pumping unit, the crank is connected by the pitman to the walking beam, thereby changing circular motion to reciprocating motion.

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