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noun
a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)

synonyms: wiel

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onrust
a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat

fietswiel
the wheel of a bicycle

karrenwiel, karrewiel
a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim

kamrad, kamwiel, radertje, rondsel, tandrad, tandwiel
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

slijpmolen
a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding

neuswiel
a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear

scheprad, schoepenrad, schoepenwiel
a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat

draaischijf, pottenbakkersschijf, pottenbakkerswiel
a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter

dolly
small wheel or roller

molenrad, scheprad, waterrad
a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond

wieltje, zwenkwiel
a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable

double, dubbel, stand-in
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

molenrad
water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill

noria
a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel

planeetrad
an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train

type of:
mechaniek, mechanisme
a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
noun
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

synonyms: kamrad, kamwiel, radertje, rondsel, tandrad, tandwiel

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types:
planeetrad
an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train

type of:
wiel
a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)

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