Flywheel
['flaɪwiːl] or ['flaɪ'wil]
Definition
(noun.) regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine.
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Examples
- The fundamental principle of the gyroscope lies in the resistance which a flywheel in rapid motion presents to any change of direction in the axis of rotation. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- When you have been concentrating so hard on something you can't stop and your brain gets to racing like a flywheel with the weight gone. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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