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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''cheyne'', from Anglo-French ''chaene'', from [[Latin]] ''catena'' | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''cheyne'', from Anglo-French ''chaene'', from [[Latin]] ''catena'' |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1a : a [[series]] of usually metal [[links]] or rings [[connected]] to or fitted into one another and used for various [[purposes]] (as [[support]], restraint, transmission of [[mechanical]] [[power]], or measurement) | | *1a : a [[series]] of usually metal [[links]] or rings [[connected]] to or fitted into one another and used for various [[purposes]] (as [[support]], restraint, transmission of [[mechanical]] [[power]], or measurement) |
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| Chains are usually made in one of two styles, according to their intended use: | | Chains are usually made in one of two styles, according to their intended use: |
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− | *Those [[designed]] for lifting, such as when used with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoist_(device) hoist]; for pulling; or for securing, such as with a bicycle lock, have links that are torus shaped, which makes the chain flexible in two dimensions (The fixed third dimension being a chain's length.) | + | *Those [[designed]] for lifting, such as when used with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoist_(device) hoist]; for pulling; or for securing, such as with a bicycle lock, have links that are torus shaped, which makes the chain flexible in two dimensions (The fixed third dimension being a chain's length.) |
− | *Those designed for [[transferring]] [[power]] in [[machines]] have links designed to mesh with the teeth of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprocket sprockets] of the machine, and are flexible in only one dimension. They are known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_chain Roller chains], though there are also non-roller chains such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_chain block chain]. | + | *Those designed for [[transferring]] [[power]] in [[machines]] have links designed to mesh with the teeth of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprocket sprockets] of the machine, and are flexible in only one dimension. They are known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_chain Roller chains], though there are also non-roller chains such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_chain block chain]. |
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− | Two distinct chains can be [[connected]] using a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillon quick link] which resembles a carabiner with a screw close rather than a latch. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain] | + | Two distinct chains can be [[connected]] using a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillon quick link] which resembles a carabiner with a screw close rather than a latch. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |