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fly·wheel
/
ˈflaɪˌʰwil, -ˌwil
/
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[
flahy
-hweel, -weel
]
Show IPA
noun
Machinery
.
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.
Origin:
1775–85;
fly
1
+
wheel
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flywheel
(ˈflaɪˌwiːl)
—
n
a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine by maintaining a constant speed of rotation over the whole cycle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
flywheel
1784, from fly (n.) "speed-regulating device" (from
fly
(v.1)) +
wheel
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Regenerative braking creates the electric power, which is stored with a
flywheel
.
If the
flywheel
becomes distorted as a result of such removal, the
flywheel
may
be subject to stress and vibration.
After starting the
flywheel
, the weighted, inner wheel begins spinning and the
bike is stable and ready to ride.
He stood rubbing her back in the manner of someone trying to set a
flywheel
right.
Efforts to integrate storage into electric grids continue to struggle as a federally backed
flywheel
company goes bankrupt.
Instead, the drive shaft is connected directly to a large metal
flywheel
.
The
flywheel
of technology proliferation and jerkiness syncopates to open up new frontiers of opportunity for humanity.
The
flywheel
is used for the bulk storage of electricity.
The energy recovery system uses a
flywheel
to store energy rather than a battery.
Electric
flywheel
technology, which can be bought today, should be put in areas to stop power dips and surges.
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