Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A disk or revolving sector bearing letters in relief on its periphery: used in some adaptations of the telegraph and in some type-writers.
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Examples
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It has already been noted that the object of the press-lever is to press this tape against that character of the type-wheel centrally located above it at the moment.
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It will at once be perceived that this action takes place when current flows through the electromagnet and its armature is attracted downward, the platen again dropping away from the type-wheel as the armature is released upon cessation of current.
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As it is desired to print from only one type-wheel at a time, it becomes necessary to shift them back and forth from time to time, in order to bring the desired characters in line with the paper tape.
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The Edison unison comprised a lever with a free end travelling in a spiral or worm on the type-wheel shaft until it met a pin at the end of the worm, thus obstructing the shaft and leaving the type-wheels at the zero-point until released by the printing lever.
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One type-wheel carries letters, and the other one figures.
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It has already been noted that the object of the press-lever is to press this tape against that character of the type-wheel centrally located above it at the moment.
Edison, His Life and Inventions Frank Lewis Dyer 1905
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Edison unison comprised a lever with a free end travelling in a spiral or worm on the type-wheel shaft until it met a pin at the end of the worm, thus obstructing the shaft and leaving the type-wheels at the zero-point until released by the printing lever.
Edison, His Life and Inventions Frank Lewis Dyer 1905
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It will at once be perceived that this action takes place when current flows through the electromagnet and its armature is attracted downward, the platen again dropping away from the type-wheel as the armature is released upon cessation of current.
Edison, His Life and Inventions Frank Lewis Dyer 1905
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One type-wheel carries letters, and the other one figures.
Edison, His Life and Inventions Frank Lewis Dyer 1905
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As it is desired to print from only one type-wheel at a time, it becomes necessary to shift them back and forth from time to time, in order to bring the desired characters in line with the paper tape.
Edison, His Life and Inventions Frank Lewis Dyer 1905
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