flywheel shaft

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• flywheel — n. A heavy wheel or disk which stores kinetic energy by rotating on a shaft, and by its momentum smoothes the operation of a reciprocating engine by reducing fluctuations of speed. It is used in certain types of machinery, such as automobiles.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flywheel — /fluy hweel , weel /, n. Mach. a heavy disk or wheel rotating on a shaft so that its momentum gives almost uniform rotational speed to the shaft and to all connected machinery. [1775 85; FLY1 + WHEEL] * * * Heavy wheel attached to a rotating… …   Universalium

• Flywheel — [ Leonardo da Vinci] A flywheel is a mechanical device with significant moment of inertia used as a storage device for rotational energy. Flywheels resist changes in their rotational speed, which helps steady the rotation of the shaft when a… …   Wikipedia

• flywheel — fly•wheel [[t]ˈflaɪˌ(h)wil, ˌwil[/t]] n. mac a heavy disk or wheel rotating on a shaft so that its momentum gives almost uniform rotational speed to the shaft and to all connected machinery • Etymology: 1775–85 …   From formal English to slang

• flywheel — n. a heavy wheel on a revolving shaft used to regulate machinery or accumulate power …   Useful english dictionary

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