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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
Noun
a heavy wheel that regulates the speed of a machine
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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)
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flywheel [ˈflaɪwiːl] n → volante m (de motor)
flywheel [ˈflaɪwiːl] n → volant m (de commande)
flywheel [ˈflaɪwiːl] fly n → Schwungrad nt
flywheel [ˈflaɪwiːl] n → volano
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