yoke (redirected from yoking)

yoke

1. something resembling a yoke in form or function, such as a frame fitting over a person's shoulders for carrying buckets suspended at either end

2. a part, esp one of relatively thick cross section, that secures two or more components so that they move together

3. a crosshead that transmits the drive of an opposed piston engine from the upper of a pair of linked pistons to the crankshaft through a connecting rod

4. Nautical a crossbar fixed athwartships to the head of a rudderpost in a small boat, to which are attached ropes or cables for steering

5. a Y-shaped cable, rope, or chain, used for holding, towing, etc.

6. (in the ancient world) a symbolic reconstruction of a yoke, consisting of two upright spears with a third lashed across them, under which conquered enemies were compelled to march, esp in Rome

7. Irish any device, unusual object, or gadget

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yoke [yōk]

(architecture)

A horizontal member forming the head of a window frame.

(design engineering)

A clamp or similar device to embrace and hold two other parts.

(electronics)

deflection yoke

(electromagnetism)

Piece of ferromagnetic material without windings, which permanently connects two or more magnet cores.

(engineering)

A bar of wood used to join the necks of draft animals for working together.

wye

(mechanical engineering)

A slotted crosshead used instead of a connecting rod in some steam engines.

(computer science)

Two or more read/write heads that are physically joined together and move as a unit over a disk, so that it is possible to read from or write to adjacent tracks without moving the head.