wheelwork
[ hweel-wurk, weel- ]
/ ˈʰwilˌwɜrk, ˈwil- /
noun
a train of gears, as in a timepiece.
Words nearby wheelwork
wheelock,
wheels,
wheels in motion,
wheels within wheels,
wheelspin,
wheelwork,
wheelwright,
wheen,
wheesh,
wheeze,
wheezy
Example sentences from the Web for wheelwork
This it is which makes the water run; this it is which enables the running water to move the wheelwork inserted into its channel.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Vol. XVII. No. 418. New Series. |William and Robert ChambersAlexander Bain in 1846 suggested enclosing the wheelwork in the rotator.
The wheelwork of the great modern machine is infinitely delicate.
The Simple Life |Charles WagnerA small carriage geared to the wheelwork traversed its length, carrying electromagnetic signals.
British Dictionary definitions for wheelwork
wheelwork
/ (ˈwiːlˌwɜːk) /
noun
an arrangement of wheels in a machine, esp a train of gears