- multiple-stepped cone
- многоступенчатый шкив
English-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation. - RUSSO. B.S. Voskoboinikov, V.L. Mitrovich. 2003.
English-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation. - RUSSO. B.S. Voskoboinikov, V.L. Mitrovich. 2003.
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