'Swash plate' definitions:

Definition of 'Swash plate'

From: GCIDE
  • Swash \Swash\, n. [Cf. Swash, v. i., Squash, v. t.] (Arch.) An oval figure, whose moldings are oblique to the axis of the work. --Moxon. [1913 Webster]
  • Swash plate (Mach.), a revolving circular plate, set obliquely on its shaft, and acting as a cam to give a reciprocating motion to a rod in a direction parallel to the shaft. [1913 Webster]