Balance wheel |
A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance. |
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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). |
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Balance wheel |
A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel. |
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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. |
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Brush wheel |
A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing. |
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Scape-wheel |
The wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into the teeth of which the pallets play. |
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Side-wheel |
Having a paddle wheel on each side; -- said of steam vessels; as, a side-wheel steamer. |
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Sprocket wheel |
Same as Chain wheel. |
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Stern-wheel |
Having a paddle wheel at the stern; as, a stern-wheel steamer. |
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Water wheel |
Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; -- called an overshot wheel when the water is applied at the top, an undershot wheel when at the bottom, a breast wheel when at an intermediate point; other forms are called reaction wheel, vortex wheel, turbine wheel, etc. |
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Water wheel |
The paddle wheel of a steam vessel. |
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Water wheel |
A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like. |
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Wheel |
A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, -- used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc. |
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Wheel |
Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel. |
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Wheel |
A spinning wheel. See under Spinning. |
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Wheel |
An instrument of torture formerly used. |
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Wheel |
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. |
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Wheel |
A potter's wheel. See under Potter. |
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Wheel |
A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases. |
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Wheel |
The burden or refrain of a song. |
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