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Poncelet wheel

Poncelet wheel noun: a kind of undershot water wheel.

Noun

Poncelet wheel (plural Poncelet wheels)

  1. (historical) A kind of undershot water wheel.

Forms of Poncelet wheel

pluralPoncelet wheels

Origin of Poncelet wheel

Invented by Jean-Victor Poncelet.

Questions about Poncelet wheel

What does Poncelet wheel mean?
Poncelet wheel means a kind of undershot water wheel.
What part of speech is Poncelet wheel?
Poncelet wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of Poncelet wheel?
The plural of Poncelet wheel is Poncelet wheels.

Words near Poncelet wheel in the dictionary

  1. ponceaux
  2. ponced
  3. Poncedeleon
  4. Poncedeleons
  5. poncelet
  6. Poncelet wheel
  7. Poncelet wheels
  8. poncelets
  9. ponces
  10. poncey
  11. ponchik

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