handwheel

English

noun
Definitions
  • (mechanics) 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.

Etymology

Compound from English hand (style of penmanship, handwriting) + English wheel.

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English

wheel

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