d'pìniòn

d'pìniòn
"d'opinione", ostinato, caparbio, cocciuto, testardo, tenace in un'idea o proposito.

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  • Pinion — Pin ion, n. [OF. pignon a pen, F., gable, pinion (in sense 5); cf. Sp. pi[ n]on pinion; fr. L. pinna pinnacle, feather, wing. See {Pin} a peg, and cf. {Pen} a feather, {Pennat}, {Pennon}.] 1. A feather; a quill. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pinion wire — Pinion Pin ion, n. [OF. pignon a pen, F., gable, pinion (in sense 5); cf. Sp. pi[ n]on pinion; fr. L. pinna pinnacle, feather, wing. See {Pin} a peg, and cf. {Pen} a feather, {Pennat}, {Pennon}.] 1. A feather; a quill. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pinion (disambiguation) — Pinion may refer to:* Pinion, the smallest gear in a gear drive train * Pinion (song), a song by Nine Inch Nails from the 1992 EP Broken * Pinions, the outermost primary flight feathers on a bird s wing * Pinioning, the act of surgically removing …   Wikipedia

  • pinion — PINIÓN, pinioane, s.n. Roată dinţată cu un număr mic de dinţi, care intră în componenţa unui angrenaj, servind la punerea în mişcare a altor roţi din angrenajul respectiv. [pr.: ni on] – Din fr. pignon. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 26.03.2008. Sursa:… …   Dicționar Român

  • pinion gear — Pinion Gear: The smaller of two meshing gears. A pinion gear is used in a starter motor to engage the flywheel ring gear and also rides along the surface of the steering rack (a rod with grooves cut in it to mesh with the gear) See rack and… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • pinion — Ⅰ. pinion [1] ► NOUN ▪ the outer part of a bird s wing including the flight feathers. ► VERB 1) tie or hold the arms or legs of. 2) cut off the pinion of (a bird) to prevent flight. ORIGIN Old French pignon, from Latin pinna, penna feather …   English terms dictionary

  • Pinion — Pin ion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinioning}.] 1. To bind or confine the wings of; to confine by binding the wings. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To disable by cutting off the pinion joint. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 3. To disable …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pinion — Pin ion, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A moth of the genus {Lithophane}, as {Lithophane antennata}, whose larva bores large holes in young peaches and apples. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pinion — index contain (restrain), handcuff (noun), handcuff (verb), restrict, trammel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pinion — pinion1 [pin′yən] n. [Fr pignon < VL * pinnio < L pinna, bucket of a paddle wheel, lit., feather, var. of penna (see PEN2): assoc. in MFr with peigner, to comb: see PEIGNOIR] a small gear, the teeth of which fit into those of a larger gear… …   English World dictionary

  • pinion — A small, tapered gear which meshes with a larger gear or rack. It is found in two primary places in an automobile: the differential pinion and the rack and pinion steering. See crown wheel and pinion drive pinion inertia pinion planet pinion rack …   Dictionary of automotive terms

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