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countwheel

countwheel noun: the wheel in a clock that regulates the number of strokes.

Noun

countwheel (plural countwheels)

  1. The wheel in a clock that regulates the number of strokes.
    Synonyms:
    pattern wheel

Synonyms of countwheel

Forms of countwheel

pluralcountwheels

Origin of countwheel

From count + wheel.

Questions about countwheel

What does countwheel mean?
Countwheel means the wheel in a clock that regulates the number of strokes.
What part of speech is countwheel?
Countwheel is a noun.
What is the plural of countwheel?
The plural of countwheel is countwheels.

Words near countwheel in the dictionary

  1. counts upon
  2. countship
  3. countships
  4. countup
  5. countups
  6. countwheel
  7. countwheels
  8. countwise
  9. county
  10. County Antrim
  11. county at large

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