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chain drive
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chain drive
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Engineering a chain of links passing over sprockets that transmits rotation from one shaft to another
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In that era, an earlier chain-driven tractor existed, subsequently replaced in 1968, when Robert Jackson, a pioneer of the British Nuclear industry, was commissioned to design a replacement.
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The basic shape and configuration of the frame, wheels, pedals, saddle and handlebars of the bicycle has hardly changed since the first chain-driven model that was developed in around 1885, though many important detail improvements have been made since, especially recently by the use of modern materials and computer-aided design.
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