flywheel

[ flahy-hweel, -weel ]

/ ˈflaɪˌʰwil, -ˌwil /

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noun Machinery.

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.

Origin of flywheel

First recorded in 1775–85; fly¹ + wheel

Words nearby flywheel

flyte, flytier, flytrap, flyway, flyweight, flywheel, flywhisk, flânerie, flâneur, flèche, flèches d'amour

Example sentences from the Web for flywheel

"Maybe the driving spider has caught the flywheel," said Sahwah, trying to be funny.

The Campfire Girls Go Motoring |Hildegard G. Frey
On Friday the flywheel came loose six times, the muffler four, and the valve spring fell off and stayed off.

Wilderness, A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska |Rockwell Kent
In the Crewe engine the flywheel, it will be noticed, is provided with a balanceweight.

Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885 |Various
The pounding, as Kennedy had surmised, was due to the flywheel not well balanced.

The Social Gangster |Arthur B. Reeve

Our flywheel was on the ground, running helplessly round and round, screaming horribly, while both chauffeurs abused each other.

The Heather-Moon |C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for flywheel

flywheel

/ (ˈflaɪˌwiːl) /

noun

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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flywheel

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noun

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flywheel

noun Machinery.

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