flywheel

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.

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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

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)

Translations

flywheel [ˈflaɪwiːl] N (Tech) → volante m

flywheel [ˈflaɪˌwiːl] n (Tech) → volano

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flywheel [ˈflaɪˌwiːl] n (Tech) → volano