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daisy wheel
n.
A printing device used in some electric typewriters and printers, consisting of raised characters fixed at the ends of spokes on a wheel.
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dai′sy wheel`
n.
a small spoked wheel with raised numbers, letters, etc., on the tips of the spokes: used as the printing element in some typewriters and computer printers.
[1975–80]
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Noun | 1. | daisy wheel - a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper daisywheel printer - a printer that uses a daisy print wheel 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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daisy wheel
n (on printer) → margheritaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995