Capstan

Look up capstan or capston in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Capstan may refer to: Capstan (band), an American post-hardcore band Capstan (cigarette), a brand of British cigarette Capstan (nautical), a rotating machine used to control or apply force to another element Capstan (tape recorder), rotating spindles used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder Capstan equation, formula to describe hold-force in relation to load-force for flexible lines around a cylinder Horse capstan, a device similar to a windlass used in mining; also called a whim Slingsby Capstan, a British two-seat glider of the 1960s Capstan (software), audio restoration program by Celemony which eliminates wow and flutter Capstan Station, a station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. All pages with titles containing Capstan Rack and pinion This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Capstan. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.