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mag wheel

mag wheel noun: a wheel for a motor vehicle, made from an alloy of magnesium, typically lighter and offering better heat conduction than steel wheels; often styled in a five-point star pattern; (sometimes also) a wheel made to look like such wheels but not truly of magnesium.

Noun

mag wheel (plural mag wheels)

  1. A wheel for a motor vehicle, made from an alloy of magnesium, typically lighter and offering better heat conduction than steel wheels; often styled in a five-point star pattern; (sometimes also) a wheel made to look like such wheels but not truly of magnesium.
    Synonyms:
    mag

Synonyms of mag wheel

Forms of mag wheel

pluralmag wheels

Origin of mag wheel

Clipping of magnesium wheel.

Questions about mag wheel

What does mag wheel mean?
Mag wheel means a wheel for a motor vehicle, made from an alloy of magnesium, typically lighter and offering better heat conduction than steel wheels; often styled in a five-point star pattern; (sometimes also) a wheel made to look like such wheels but not truly of magnesium.
What part of speech is mag wheel?
Mag wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of mag wheel?
The plural of mag wheel is mag wheels.

Words near mag wheel in the dictionary

  1. mag slip
  2. mag slips
  3. mag tape
  4. mag tapes
  5. MAG welding
  6. mag wheel
  7. mag wheels
  8. mag-
  9. mag-book
  10. mag-books
  11. mag-slip

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