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tonewheel

tonewheel noun: a mechanical apparatus, used principally in Hammond organs, that converts the spinning movement of an electric motor into electronic musical notes.

Noun

tonewheel (plural tonewheels)

  1. A mechanical apparatus, used principally in Hammond organs, that converts the spinning movement of an electric motor into electronic musical notes.

Forms of tonewheel

pluraltonewheels

Origin of tonewheel

From tone + wheel.

Questions about tonewheel

What does tonewheel mean?
Tonewheel means a mechanical apparatus, used principally in Hammond organs, that converts the spinning movement of an electric motor into electronic musical notes.
What part of speech is tonewheel?
Tonewheel is a noun.
What is the plural of tonewheel?
The plural of tonewheel is tonewheels.

Words near tonewheel in the dictionary

  1. tonetician
  2. toneticians
  3. tonetics
  4. tonette
  5. tonettes
  6. tonewheel
  7. tonewheels
  8. tonewood
  9. tonewoods
  10. toney
  11. Toneys

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