Phrase guide

click wheel

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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noun

Meaning 1

The combination button/scroll wheel selection device of some iPods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2004, Aya Brokering-Iwata (tr.), Yasukuni Notomi (author), iPod Fan Book: go everywhere with iPod, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 42, If you have a new fourth-generation Click Wheel iPod, you can even make multiple On-The-Go Playlists.
  • 2005, Brian Tiemann, iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap, Sams Publishing, →ISBN, page 6, 4G—Fourth-generation iPod. Dock connector on the bottom. Integrated “click wheel” interface with the four control buttons embedded under the directional points of the touch-sensitive navigation wheel. 20GB or 40GB capacity.
  • 2006, Scott Sigler, Earthcore, Dragon Moon Press, →ISBN, page 36, The [sic] thumbed the iPod's click-wheel until the display read “The Donnas – Take Me to the Backseat.”

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From click + wheel.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: napsautusrulla — button in iPod