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keyway
[ kee-wey ]
noun
- Machinery. a groove in a shaft, the hub of a wheel, etc., for receiving part of a key holding it to another part.
- a slot in a lock for receiving and guiding the key.
- (in poured-concrete construction) a longitudinal groove in a footing, or in a pour that has set, providing a key for newly poured concrete.
- a depression or slot carved into rock to provide a bond or anchorage for a structure, as a dam.
keyway
/ ˈkiːˌweɪ /
noun
- a longitudinal slot cut into a component to accept a key that engages with a similar slot on a mating component to prevent relative motion of the two components
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The sides and bottom of the keyway should be surfaced true with the file.
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This head is also driven by a key which engages a keyway in the boring-bar.
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When two sets of marks are obtained, the mean must be taken and the keyway cut as shown by the thick lines in fig. 39.
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The flat key is used where it is necessary to secure the wheel more firmly without weakening the shaft by cutting a keyway in it.
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This causes the pin to catch in the front end of the keyway and the sleeve is again locked.
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