(hydroelectricity) A form of impulse turbine or water wheel, extracting energy from the impulse of moving water

An optical illusion in which a spoked wheel appears to rotate differently from its true rotation, sometimes caused by stroboscopic effects.

A circular plate or a cross, with two or more cross grooves intersecting at the centre, used on the end of a shaft to transmit motion to another shaft not in line with the first.

Synonym of split pulley

A wheel used for measuring, by its motion when submerged, the velocity of flowing water.

(historical) A metal-hubbed wheel of great strength and elasticity, especially adapted for artillery carriages and motor cars.

(military) A kind of heavily built dished wheel with a long axle box, used on gun carriages, usually having 14 spokes and 7 felloes; hence, a wheel of similar construction for use on automobiles, etc.

The shaped part of the bodywork of a car or other vehicle that allows the wheel to be accessed, and in the case of front wheels, enable them to be steered.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wheech

simple past tense and past participle of wheech