Balance wheel () A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock |
Balance wheel () A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance). |
Balance wheel () A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine |
Brush wheel () A wheel without teeth, used to turn a similar one by the friction of bristles or something brushlike or soft attached to the circumference. |
Brush wheel () A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing. |
Car wheel () A flanged wheel of a railway car or truck. |
Catharine wheel () See catherine wheel. |
Catherine wheel () Same as Rose window and Wheel window. Called also Catherine-wheel window. |
Catherine wheel () A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name. |
Chain wheel () A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel. |
Chain wheel () An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water. |
Count-wheel (n.) The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes. |
Crown wheel () A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane |
Fudge wheel () A tool for ornamenting the edge of a sole. |
Paddle (v. i.) To use the hands or fingers in toying |
Paddle (v. i.) To dabble in water with hands or feet |
Paddle (v. t.) To pat or stroke amorously, or gently. |
Paddle (v. t.) To propel with, or as with, a paddle or paddles. |
Paddle (v. t.) To pad |
Paddle (v. i.) An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats. |
Paddle (v. i.) The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made |
Paddle (v. i.) One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference of a water wheel, or paddle wheel. |
Paddle (v. i.) A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off water |
Paddle (v. i.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle. |
Paddle (v. i.) A paddle-shaped implement for string or mixing. |
Paddle (v. i.) See Paddle staff (b), below. |
Propulsion (n.) The act driving forward or away |
Propulsion (n.) An impelling act or movement. |
Scape-wheel (n.) The wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into the teeth of which the pallets play. |
Side-wheel (a.) Having a paddle wheel on each side |
Sprocket wheel () Same as Chain wheel. |
Stern-wheel (a.) Having a paddle wheel at the stern |
Water wheel () Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water |
Water wheel () The paddle wheel of a steam vessel. |
Water wheel () A wheel for raising water |
Wheel (n.) A circular frame turning about an axis |
Wheel (n.) Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel. |
Wheel (n.) A spinning wheel. See under Spinning. |
Wheel (n.) An instrument of torture formerly used. |
Wheel (n.) A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering. |
Wheel (n.) A potter's wheel. See under Potter. |
Wheel (n.) A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases. |
Wheel (n.) The burden or refrain of a song. |
Wheel (n.) A bicycle or a tricycle |
Wheel (n.) A rolling or revolving body |
Wheel (n.) A turn revolution |
Wheel (v. t.) To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle |
Wheel (v. t.) To put into a rotatory motion |
Wheel (v. i.) To turn on an axis, or as on an axis |
Wheel (v. i.) To change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or pivot |
propulsion actuation | the act of propelling |
dog paddle | an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog |
wheel bug Arilus cristatus | large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects |
wheel horse wheeler | a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle |
balance wheel balance | a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine, especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat |
bevel gear pinion and crown wheel pinion and ring gear | gears that mesh at an angle |
bicycle bike wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
bicycle wheel | the wheel of a bicycle |
buffing wheel | a wheel that is covered with soft material |
car wheel | a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap, used to propel the car |
catherine wheel pinwheel | a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire |
daisy print wheel daisy wheel | a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper |
driving wheel | a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force) |
escape wheel | gear that engages a rocking lever |
Ferris wheel | a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates, provides a ride at an amusement park |
fifth wheel | a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate |
fifth wheel spare | an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle |
four-wheel drive WD | a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle |
four-wheel drive WD | a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system |
gear gear wheel geared wheel cogwheel | a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion |
grinding wheel emery wheel | a wheel composed of abrasive material, used for grinding |
idle pulley idler pulley idle wheel | a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it |
lantern pinion lantern wheel | a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks |
millwheel mill wheel | water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill |
paddle boat paddle | a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat |
paddle | an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board |
paddle | a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel |
paddle | small wooden bat with a flat surface, used for hitting balls in various games |
paddle box paddle-box | a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel |
paddle steamer paddle-wheeler | a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels |
paddlewheel paddle wheel | a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat |
planetary gear epicyclic gear planet wheel planet gear | an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train |
potter's wheel | a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter, the potter's wheel was invented in Asia Minor around BC |
propulsion system | a system that provides a propelling or driving force |
rack wheel | an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims |
ratchet wheel | toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever |
reaction-propulsion engine reaction engine | a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream |
roulette toothed wheel | a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations |
roulette wheel wheel | game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling, the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in |
spinning wheel | a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot |
spoke wheel spoke radius | support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim |
sprocket sprocket wheel | thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain |
spur gear spur wheel | gear wheels that mesh in the same plane |
steering wheel wheel | a handwheel that is used for steering |
table-tennis racquet table-tennis bat pingpong paddle | paddle used to play table tennis |
treadmill treadwheel tread-wheel | a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps |
wagon wheel | a wheel of a wagon |
waterwheel water wheel | a wheel that rotates by direct action of water, a simple turbine |
waterwheel water wheel | a wheel with buckets attached to its rim, raises water from a stream or pond |
wheel | a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) |