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headwheel

headwheel noun: a rotating component in a videotape system, bearing the magnetic heads used to record and reproduce signals.

Noun

headwheel (plural headwheels)

  1. A rotating component in a videotape system, bearing the magnetic heads used to record and reproduce signals.

Forms of headwheel

pluralheadwheels

Origin of headwheel

From head + wheel.

Questions about headwheel

What does headwheel mean?
Headwheel means a rotating component in a videotape system, bearing the magnetic heads used to record and reproduce signals.
What part of speech is headwheel?
Headwheel is a noun.
What is the plural of headwheel?
The plural of headwheel is headwheels.

Words near headwheel in the dictionary

  1. headwaters
  2. headway
  3. headways
  4. headwear
  5. headwears
  6. headwheel
  7. headwheels
  8. headwidth
  9. headwidths
  10. headwind
  11. headwinded

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