- Look up
capstan or
capston in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Capstan may
refer to:
Capstan (band), an
American post-hardcore band
Capstan (cigarette)...
- A
capstan is a vertical-axled
rotating machine developed for use on
sailing ships to
multiply the
pulling force of
seamen when
hauling ropes, cables,...
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Capstan is a
British brand of
unfiltered cigarettes,
currently owned and
manufactured by
Imperial Brands. The
brand dwindled in po****rity when the health...
- The
capstan equation or belt
friction equation, also
known as Euler-Eytelwein
formula (after
Leonhard Euler and
Johann Albert Eytelwein),
relates the...
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Capstan is an
American post-hardcore band from Orlando, Florida. To date, the band has
released six EPs and two
studio albums. The band was
formerly signed...
- T.49
Capstan is a
British two-seat
glider of the 1960s
built by
Slingsby Sailplanes as a
replacement for
their earlier Type 42 Eagle. The
Capstan is a...
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Capstan is an
elevated station under construction on the
Canada Line of
Metro Vancouver's
SkyTrain rapid transit system. It will be
located at the intersection...
- rollers,
which press against the
capstan, thus
providing friction necessary for the
capstan to pull the tape. The
capstan is
always placed downstream (in...
- The
Capstan Rocks (64°57′S 63°26′W / 64.950°S 63.433°W / -64.950; -63.433) are a
small group of rocks,
sometimes awash at high
water and in strong...
- gun turret.
Capstan lathe is the
usual name in the UK and Commonwealth,
though the two
terms are also used in contrast: see below,
Capstan versus turret...