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circlip

(ˈsɜːˌklɪp)

(General Engineering) engineering a flat spring ring split at one point so that it can be sprung open, passed over a shaft or spindle, and allowed to close into a closely fitting annular recess to form a collar on the shaft. A similar design can be closed to pass into a bore and allowed to spring out into an annular recess to form a shoulder in the bore. Also called: retaining ring

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Translations

circlip

n → Sicherungsring m

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retaining ring

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Penny Shoesmith, from Eaglescliffe, offered her support after her cat Circlip was nearly blinded when he was shot in the head with an airgun last June.

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Used mainly with pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders, the Metric fork heads (yokes) come in two types--one available with a clevis pin and circlip, the other a clevis pin with snap-on securing collar.