HANDWHEEL

handwheel

(noun) control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated

handwheel

(noun) a wheel worked by hand

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

handwheel (plural handwheels)

(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.

Source: Wiktionary


Hand"wheel`, n. (Mach.)

Definition: Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which serves as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is adjusted.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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