Phrase guide

mouse wheel

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A hard plastic or rubbery disc on a computer mouse, rotated by the user in order to scroll the display.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • He was a mouse-wheel virtuoso, scrolling and zooming with ease.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 滾輪 /滚轮 (gǔnlún) — disc used for scrolling
  • Czech: skrolovací kolečko — disc used for scrolling
  • Dutch: muiswieltje — disc used for scrolling
  • Dutch: scrollwieltje — disc used for scrolling
  • Finnish: hiiren rulla — disc used for scrolling
  • French: molette de souris — disc used for scrolling
  • Galician: roda do rato — disc used for scrolling
  • German: Mausrad — disc used for scrolling
  • German: Scrollrad — disc used for scrolling
  • Japanese: マウスホイール (mausu hoīru) — disc used for scrolling
  • Korean: 마우스 휠 (mauseu hwil) — disc used for scrolling
  • Portuguese: roda do mouse — disc used for scrolling
  • Portuguese: roda do rato — disc used for scrolling
  • Spanish: rueda del ratón — disc used for scrolling