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noun
Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a set screw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: control, controller
Narrower terms: steering wheel, wheel
noun
a wheel worked by hand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wheel
History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwekwléh2 Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English handwheel From hand + wheel.
