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Geneva wheel

Geneva wheel noun: a mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion.

geneva wheel: a mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion
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Noun

Geneva wheel (plural Geneva wheels)

  1. A mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion.

Synonyms of Geneva wheel

Forms of Geneva wheel

pluralGeneva wheels

Origin of Geneva wheel

See Geneva mechanism.

Questions about Geneva wheel

What does Geneva wheel mean?
Geneva wheel means a mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion.
What part of speech is Geneva wheel?
Geneva wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of Geneva wheel?
The plural of Geneva wheel is Geneva wheels.

Words near Geneva wheel in the dictionary

  1. Geneva gown
  2. Geneva gowns
  3. Geneva mechanism
  4. Geneva mechanisms
  5. Geneva sauce
  6. Geneva wheel
  7. Geneva wheels
  8. Genevan
  9. Genevanism
  10. Genevans
  11. Genevas

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