idle wheel
noun Machinery.
a wheel for transmitting power and motion between a driving and a driven part, either by friction or by means of teeth.
Origin of idle wheel
First recorded in 1795–1805
Words nearby idle wheel
idle,
idle character,
idle gear,
idle pulley,
idle time,
idle wheel,
idleness,
idler,
idler shaft,
idlesse,
idlewild
British Dictionary definitions for idle wheel
idle wheel
noun
a gearwheel interposed between two others to transmit torque without changing the direction of rotation to the velocity ratio
Also called: idler