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typewheel

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A wheel in an early telegraph or typewriter that bears the physical characters on its periphery and is used to print them onto the page.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Etymology

Etymology tree English type Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwekwléh2 Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English typewheel From type + wheel.