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. |
Control (n.) A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register |
Control (n.) That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder |
Control (n.) Power or authority to check or restrain |
Control (v. t.) To check by a counter register or duplicate account |
Control (v. t.) To exercise restraining or governing influence over |
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. |
Scape-wheel (n.) The wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into the teeth of which the pallets play. |
Self-control (n.) Control of one's self |
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 |
Wheel (v. i.) To go round in a circuit |
Wheel (v. i.) To roll forward. |
Wheel-shaped (a.) Shaped like a wheel. |
Wheel-shaped (a.) Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with scarcely any tube |
Wheel-worn (a.) Worn by the action of wheels |
capture gaining control seizure | the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property |
fire control | preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target |
inventory control | supervision of the supply and storage and accessibility of items in order to insure an adequate supply without excessive oversupply |
control | the activity of managing or exerting control over something, the control of the mob by the police was admirable |
crowd control | activity of controlling a crowd |
damage control | an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss |
flight control | control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically |
flood control | (engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods |
gun control | efforts to regulate or control sales of guns |
internal control | an accounting procedure or system designed to promote efficiency or assure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc. |
management control | an internal control performed by one or more managers |
quality control | maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods |
arms control | a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country |
riot control riot control operation | the measures taken to control a riot |
control | (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc, the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired, he had lost control of his sphincters |
motor control | control of muscles |
birth control birth prevention family planning | limiting the number of children born |
rhythm method of birth control rhythm method rhythm calendar method of birth control calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from daythrough day of her cycle) |
traffic control | control of the flow of traffic in a building or a city |
social control | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
population control | control over the growth of population, a government program |
occupation military control | the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power |
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 |
airfoil aerofoil control surface surface | a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air, can lift or control a plane in flight |
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 |
contraceptive preventive preventative contraceptive device prophylactic device birth control device | an agent or device intended to prevent conception |
control controller | a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine, the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly, I turned the controls over to her |
control center | the operational center for a group of related activities, the general in command never left the control center |
control circuit negative feedback circuit | a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input |
control key command key | (computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters |
control panel instrument panel control board board panel | electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices, he checked the instrument panel, suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree |
control rod | a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction |
control room | a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio) |
control system | a system for controlling the operation of another system |
control tower | a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport |
cruise control | control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed |
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 |
fire control radar | naval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a military target |