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 |
Exchange (n.) The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent |
Exchange (n.) The act of substituting one thing in the place of another |
Exchange (n.) The thing given or received in return |
Exchange (n.) The process of setting accounts or debts between parties residing at a distance from each other, without the intervention of money, by exchanging orders or drafts, called bills of exchange. These may be drawn in one country and payable in another, in which case they are called foreign bills |
Exchange (n.) A mutual grant of equal interests, the one in consideration of the other. Estates exchanged must be equal in quantity, as fee simple for fee simple. |
Exchange (n.) The place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a city meet at certain hours, to transact business. In this sense often contracted to 'Change. |
Exchange (n.) To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent |
Exchange (n.) To part with for a substitute |
Exchange (n.) To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same kind |
Exchange (v. i.) To be changed or received in exchange for |
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. |
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 |
exchange | (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value, the endgame began after the exchange of queens |
exchange | (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop, black lost the exchange |
substitution exchange commutation | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help |
exchange transfusion | slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood |
exchange interchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries), he earns his living from the interchange of currency |
exchange | the act of giving something in return for something received, deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable |
exchange interchange | the act of changing one thing for another thing, Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience, there was an interchange of prisoners |
rally exchange | (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes, after a short rally Connors won the point |
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 |
American Stock Exchange AMEX Curb | a stock exchange in New York |
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 |
central telephone exchange exchange | a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication |
charge-exchange accelerator | an accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchange |
commodity exchange commodities exchange commodities market | an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery |
corn exchange | an exchange where grains are bought and sold |
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 |
exchange | a workplace for buying and selling, open only to members |
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 |
futures exchange futures market forward market | a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded |
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 |
New York Stock Exchange N. Y. Stock Exchange NYSE big board | a stock exchange in New York |
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 |
post exchange PX | a commissary on a United States Army post |
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 |
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 |
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 |