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flywheel
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fly·wheel  (flhwl, -wl)
n.
1. A heavy-rimmed rotating wheel used to minimize variations in angular velocity and revolutions per minute, as in a machine subject to fluctuation in drive and load.
2. An analogous device, especially one used to regulate the speed of clockwork.
flywheel [ˈflaɪˌwiːl]
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine by maintaining a constant speed of rotation over the whole cycle
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Noun1.flywheelflywheel - regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine
fluid flywheel - a kind of fluid coupling in which the flywheel is the driving rotor
governor, regulator - a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
Translations
flywheel [ˈflaɪwiːl] N (Tech) → volante m
flywheel [ˈflaɪˌwiːl] n (Tech) → volano
flywheel [ˈflaɪˌwiːl] n (Tech) → volano


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