tonewheel

English

noun

Definitions

A mechanical apparatus, used principally in Hammond organs, that converts the spinning movement of an electric motor into electronic musical notes.

Etymology

Compound from English tone + English wheel.

Origin

English

wheel

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

allotone English
awheel English
betone English
breastwheel English
brushwheel English
bucketwheel English
camwheel English
cartwheel English
click wheel English
coachwheel English
cogwheel English
counterwheel English
countwheel English
demitone English
ditone English
downtone English
duotone English
eigentone English
firewheel English
flywheel English
footwheel English
forewheel English
freewheel English
fuzztone English
gammatone English
goldtone English
guidewheel English
halftone English
handwheel English
headwheel English
hemitonic English
horsewheel English
inwheel English
meantone English
microtone English
midtone English
millwheel English
monowheel English
multitone English
nosewheel English
overtone English
paratone English
pinwheel English
pitwheel English
polytone English
printwheel English
quadtone English
realtone English
retone English
ringtone English
roadwheel English
scoopwheel English
screentone English
semitone English
sesquitone English
sidetone English
sidewheel English
sidewheeler English
silvertone English
spinner wheel English
starwheel English
sternwheel English
subtone English
tailwheel English
thumbwheel English
tonal English
tone English
tonearm English
tonebar English
toneless English
tonelike English
toneme English
tonepad English
toner English
tonewood English
tonic English
tonification English
tonify English
tonology English
tonous English
tony English
touchtone English
trackwheel English
treadwheel English
tritone English
truetone English
typewheel English
undertone English
wheel English
wheelable English
wheelback English
wheelband English
wheelbarrow English
wheelbase English
wheelbench English
wheelbird English
wheelchair English
wheelclamping English
wheelcraft English
wheeler English
wheelest English
wheeleth English
wheelful English
wheelhorse English
wheelhouse English
wheelie English
wheelless English
wheellike English
wheellock English
wheelmaker English
wheelmaking English
wheelman English
wheelpit English
wheelrim English
wheelset English
wheelslip English
wheelsman English
wheelsmith English
wheelspin English
wheelstand English
wheelsuck English
wheelsucker English
wheelswarf English
wheeltapper English
wheelwoman English
wheelwork English
wheelwright English
wheelwrighting English
wheely English
windwheel English
tonus Latin
tono Italian
ton Polish
whele Middle English
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