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bicycle wheel

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Noun1.bicycle wheelbicycle wheel - the wheel of a bicycle              
bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre - a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc
spoke, wheel spoke, radius - support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)


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One of the artist's most famous works, Bicycle Wheel, was a so-called assisted ready-made, involving the slight alteration of two commonplace objects--a bicycle wheel mounted on a stool.
Say Cheese by Gustafson, Donna / Commonweal
In the webs of modern orb-web spiders, long strands of silk connect at a center point, like the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
An ancient spider's web by Sohn, Emily / Science News for Kids
As I see it, all of these conditions taken together are much like the spokes in a bicycle wheel.
Joltin' Joe by Moss, Doug / E
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