Wheel
Definition of Wheel
Pronunciation: hwēl n. | 1. | | | 1. | A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, - used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc. | | 2. | Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel. | | 3. | A spinning wheel. See under Spinning. | | 3. | A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede. | | 4. | An instrument of torture formerly used.His examination is like that which is made by the rack and wheel. - Addison. | | 4. | A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb. | | 5. | (Naut.) A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering. | | 5. | A turn revolution; rotation; compass.Balance wheel | See in the Vocab. |
Wheel and axle | (Mech.) one of the elementary machines or mechanical powers, consisting of a wheel fixed to an axle, and used for raising great weights, by applying the power to the circumference of the wheel, and attaching the weight, by a rope or chain, to that of the axle. Called also axis in peritrochio, and perpetual lever, - the principle of equilibrium involved being the same as in the lever, while its action is continuous. See Mechanical powers, under Mechanical. |
Wheel barometer | (Physics) See under Barometer. |
Wheel race | the place in which a water wheel is set. |
| | 6. | (Pottery) A potter's wheel. See under Potter. | | 7. | (Pyrotechny) A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases. | | 8. | (Poetry) The burden or refrain of a song. | v. t. | 1. | To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood. | | 2. | To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle. | v. i. | 1. | To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate. | | 2. | To change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or pivot; to turn; as, the troops wheeled to the right. | | 3. | To go round in a circuit; to fetch a compass. | | 4. | To roll forward. |
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