katrol
Dutch
Een vaste katrol
A fixed pulley
A fixed pulley
Pronunciation
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Noun
katrol f or m (plural katrollen, diminutive katrolletje n)
- a pulley
Derived terms
- katrolschijf
Descendants
- → Indonesian: katrol
- → Papiamentu: katròl
Indonesian
Sebuah katrol
A pulley
A pulley
Etymology
From Dutch katrol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkatrɔl]
- Hyphenation: kat‧rol
Noun
katrol
- pulley, one of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
- Synonyms: kapi, kerek, takal
Derived terms
- katrolan
- mengatrol
Further reading
- “katrol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.