He inserted the sheet of paper into the slot of a metal case on the right side of his desk and pressed a button; a shaft of bright light flared and then went out This transmits the signatures directly to the scanner,' continued the banker.

Shaft The shaft of the cane transmits the load from the handle to the ferrule and may be constructed from carbon fiber polymer, metal, composites, or traditional wood.

The ash shaft transmits vibrations and noise and I can actually hear what is happening down below.

Rotating shafts buried in the walls transmitted the energy from the central machinery to the faces, and rumbled in some places, squeaked in others, and leaked oil ubiquitously.

A flexible shaft transmits the power from the engine to the auger.

A live axle is a type of beam axle in which the shaft (or shafts, since live axles, while connected to move as a single unit, are seldom one piece) also transmits power to the wheels; a beam axle that does not also transmit power is sometimes called a dead axle.

And if one tried to deliver the energy as a mechanical rotation of a shaft, what shaft could transmit it safely and under control?