HyperDic: flywheel

English > 1 sense of the word flywheel:
NOUNartifactflywheelregulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine
flywheel > pronunciation
Soundsflay'wiy.l
Rhymesabele ... zeal: 65 rhymes with iyl...
English > flywheel: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningregulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine.
Narrowerfluid flywheelA kind of fluid coupling in which the flywheel is the driving rotor
Broadergovernor, regulatorA control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
Spanishvolante de motor
Catalanvolant d'inèrcia

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