MANGLE-WHEEL
\mˈaŋɡə͡lwˈiːl], \mˈaŋɡəlwˈiːl], \m_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_əl_w_ˈiː_l]\
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Mechanical contrivances for converting a continuous circular motion into an alternating circular or rectilinear motion; they are used in mangles. The axis carrying the pinion is capable of a small motion, and, under the guidance of a groove, works alternately on interior and exterior teeth in the case of the wheel, and above and below a set of projecting teeth in the case of the rack.
By Henry Percy Smith
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).