HyperDic: idle_wheel

English > 1 sense of the expression idle wheel:
NOUNartifactidle wheel, idle pulley, idler pulleya pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it
English > idle wheel: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it.
Synonymsidle pulley, idler pulley
Broaderpulley, pulley-block, pulley block, blockA simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
Spanishpolea de guía, polea de tensión, polea intermedia, polea muerta, rueda loca

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