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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Oscillation/6vSrm84a">Oscillation</a> – Repetitive variation of some measure about a central value</li> <li><a href="/facts/Stroboscope/rGSLFC71">Stroboscope</a> – Instrument used to make a cyclically moving object appear to be slow-moving, or stationary</li> <li><a href="/facts/Reciprocating_saw/zl2AI4qT">Reciprocating saw</a> – Type of machine powered saw</li> <li><a href="/facts/Reciprocating_engine/ItLAxmW3">Reciprocating engine</a> – Engine utilising one or more reciprocating pistons</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rotary_saw/4wnDQHQw">Rotary reciprocating saw</a> – Type of mechanical saw</li> <li><a href="/facts/Agitator_(device)/1EIqEtqg">Agitation</a> – Device or mechanism which shakes or stirs something</li> <li><a href="/facts/Scotch_yoke/mNnlfWVf">Scotch yoke</a> – Mechanism to convert between rotational and reciprocating motion</li> <li><a href="/facts/Crank_(mechanism)/1a3bCxyE">Crank</a> – Simple machine transferring motion to or from a rotating shaft at a distance from the centreline</li> <li><a href="/facts/Crankshaft/oYCe9nB3">Crankshaft</a> – Mechanism for converting reciprocating motion to rotation</li> <li><a href="/facts/Swashplate/5Rt7WDbz">Swashplate</a> – Mechanism to convert between reciprocating and rotary motion</li> <li><a href="/facts/Trip_hammer/SEdYDjtJ">Trip hammer</a> – Type of blacksmithing tool</li> <li><a href="/facts/Slider-crank_linkage/unKCoWTr">Slider-crank linkage</a> – Mechanism for converting rotary motion into linear motion</li> <li><a href="/facts/Straight_line_mechanism/2TRRnzw2">Straight line mechanism</a> – Mechanisms generating real or approximate straight line motionPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Reciprocating_compressor/NuaMvbRm">Reciprocating compressor</a> – Device used to pump gases at high pressure</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sun_and_planet_gear/B4XlCP8X">Sun and planet gear</a> – Type of gear used in early beam engines</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Mobley, Keith R (2001). Plant Engineer's Handbook. USA: Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 723–755. ISBN 0 7506 7328 1. <a href="0 7506 7328 1" target="_blank">0 7506 7328 1</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>