flywheel

fly·wheel

 (flī′wēl′, -hwēl′)

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.

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flywheel

(ˈflaɪˌwiːl)

n

(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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fly•wheel

(ˈflaɪˌʰwil, -ˌwil)

n.

a heavy disk or wheel rotating on a shaft so that its momentum gives almost uniform rotational speed to the shaft and to all connected machinery.

[1775–85]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

flywheel - 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)

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Translations

volano

flywheel

[ˈflaɪwiːl] N (Tech) → volante m

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flywheel

[ˈflaɪˌwiːl] n (Tech) → volano

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