English → Latin
“crank” in Latin
dēverticulumA byroad, bypath, side-way; tributary.; A deviation, digression.; A place for travellers to put up; an inn, lodging.circuituspatrol; circuit; revolution (going around)circuitiōrotation, revolution; orbit; circumference
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
crank
Of a machine; the nearest is uncus, hook.
A winding passage, deverticulum: deverticulum flexioque (Cic.): circuitus: circuitio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for crank?
- The usual Latin words for “crank” are dēverticulum, circuitus, circuitiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.