NOUN | artifact | flywheel | regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine |
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Sounds | flay'wiy.l | |
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Rhymes | abele ... zeal: 65 rhymes with iyl... |
Meaning | regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine. | |
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Narrower | fluid flywheel | A kind of fluid coupling in which the flywheel is the driving rotor |
Broader | governor, regulator | A control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) |
Spanish | volante de motor | |
Catalan | volant d'inèrcia |
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