Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wheel fixed upon an axle so as to turn along with it, constituting one of the mechanical powers called the wheel and axle. See
wheel .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mech.) The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the
axis in peritrochio , which see underaxis .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
wheel which, together with theaxle , forms the axis in peritrochio.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek περί ("around") + τροχός ("a wheel").
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