Crank
Encyclopedia
Mechanism
- Crank (mechanism)Crank (mechanism)A crank is an arm attached at right angles to a rotating shaft by which reciprocating motion is imparted to or received from the shaft. It is used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. The arm may be a bent portion of the shaft, or a separate arm...
, in mechanical engineering, a bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it - CranksetCranksetThe crankset or chainset , is the component of a bicycle drivetrain that converts the reciprocating motion of the rider's legs into rotational motion used to drive the chain, which in turn drives the rear wheel...
, the component of a bicycle drivetrain that converts the reciprocating motion of the rider's legs into rotational motion used to drive the chain, which in turn drives the rear wheel - CrankshaftCrankshaftThe crankshaft, sometimes casually abbreviated to crank, is the part of an engine which translates reciprocating linear piston motion into rotation...
, the part of a piston engine which translates reciprocating linear piston motion into rotation
People
- Anthony CrankAnthony CrankAnthony Crank is a British television presenter, journalist and actor, probably best known for his work on Channel 4's T4, MTV and Bingo Night Live on ITV1.-Career:...
, British television presenter - John CrankJohn CrankJohn Crank was a mathematical physicist, best known for his work on the numerical solution of partial differential equations....
(1916–2006), British mathematical physicist - Patrick CrankPatrick CrankPatrick J. Crank was the 33rd Wyoming Attorney General, from 2002 until 2007. Prior to his appointment, he worked in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming.His successor in the office of Attorney General was Bruce A. Salzburg....
, American lawyer
Popular culture
- Crank (film)Crank (film)Crank is a 2006 American comedy movie, written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, and starring Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez, and Dwight Yoakam...
, a 2006 film starring Jason Statham- Crank: High Voltage, the 2009 sequel
- Crank (Hoodoo Gurus album)Crank (Hoodoo Gurus album)Crank was iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' sixth studio album. The album was produced by Ed Stasium , who had mixed Hoodoo Gurus last studio album, Kinky in 1991. It was the band's first release on Zoo Records...
, 1994 - Crank (novel)Crank (novel)Crank is a novel by Ellen Hopkins published in 2004.- Synopsis :Kristina, a gifted, quiet, well-behaved girl high school junior goes to Reno, Nevada to see her father. When she goes, the first night she meets a boy named Adam. They are instantly attracted to each other...
, a 2004 book written by Ellen Hopkins - "Crank" (song)Crank (song)"Crank" is a song by the alternative rock band Catherine Wheel. It was the first single from their 1993 album, Chrome.The song reached #66 on the UK charts and #5 on the US modern rock charts....
, a song by the alternative rock band Catherine Wheel - Crank (soundtrack)Crank (soundtrack)The soundtrack album for the film Crank was released on August 22, 2006.-Track listing:#A Warrior's Death#"Metal Health" by Quiet Riot#Nasal Spray#"Trix Are for Kids" by The Crowd#You Stop, You Die#"Bandera" by Control Machete...
- Crank (The Almighty album)
- Crank! RecordsCrank! Recordscrank! A Record Company is an independent record label which was started by Jeff Matlow in September 1994. The label's first release was a 7" by Vitreous Humor.-Artists:* Acrobat Down* Boy's Life* Cursive* Errortype:11* Fireside* The Get Set...
, a record label that released albums by indie bands Mineral, The Gloria Record, and Bright Eyes
Slang
- Crank (person)Crank (person)"Crank" is a pejorative term used for a person who unshakably holds a belief that most of his or her contemporaries consider to be false. A "cranky" belief is so wildly at variance with commonly accepted belief as to be ludicrous...
, a disparaging term for a person who holds an unorthodox opinion - Prank callPrank callA prank call is a form of practical joke committed over the telephone. Prank phone calls began to gain an America-wide following over a period of many years, as they gradually became a staple of the obscure and amusing cassette tapes traded amongst musicians, sound engineers, and media traders...
or crank call, a false telephone call - Crank, slang term for powdered amphetamineAmphetamineAmphetamine or amfetamine is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class which produces increased wakefulness and focus in association with decreased fatigue and appetite.Brand names of medications that contain, or metabolize into, amphetamine include Adderall, Dexedrine, Dextrostat,...
s, especially methamphetamineMethamphetamineMethamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
Other
- Crank conjecture, a term coined by Freeman Dyson to explain congruence patterns in integer partitionsPartition (number theory)In number theory and combinatorics, a partition of a positive integer n, also called an integer partition, is a way of writing n as a sum of positive integers. Two sums that differ only in the order of their summands are considered to be the same partition; if order matters then the sum becomes a...
- Cranks restaurantCranks restaurantCranks was a chain of English wholefood vegetarian restaurants, of which only one now remains at Totnes, Devon. It was founded and owned by David and Kay Canter and Daphne Swann, and its flagship restaurant was at Marshall Street in the West End of London....