driving wheeln.

Brit.

/ˈdrʌɪvɪŋ wiːl/, U.S.

/ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˌ(h)wil/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: driving n., wheel n.

Etymology: < driving n. + wheel n.

Mechanics.

1. A wheel which transmits motion to one or more other wheels or machinery. Also figurative.In figurative use often with some admixture of other senses.

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1752 Gentleman's Diary 26 Whilst this driving Wheel revolves once, the upright Wheel, or that which hath 8 Pinions, will revolve 5.625 Times.

1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude 126 The men in cities who are the centres of energy, the driving-wheels of trade, politics, or practical arts.

1894 Gloss. Terms Evid. Royal Comm. Labour 43/2 in Parl. Papers 1893–4 (C. 7063–VC) XXXVIII. 411 In mill sawing machinery the forks are two upright pieces of iron one on each side of the band moved by a lever to throw the band on or off the driving wheels.

2006 Wear 260 1084/2 A speed difference or slip between the driving wheel's outer diameter and the driven surface occurs.

a. Each of the large wheels of a vehicle, esp. a railway locomotive, to which the motive power is transmitted and which rotate to produce motion along the track or road.

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1832 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Dec. 379 The testimony..presents no particular point of interest except that which relates to the freedom from slipping of the driving wheel in a locomotive.

1907 R. B. Whitman Motor-car Princ. viii. 121 When the reverse gear is introduced..the square shaft is revolved in the same direction as the counter-shaft, reversing the rotation of the driving wheels.

1966 K. Möller Amer. & Brit. Railway Eng. 43 0–8–0 is a notation for a wheel arrangement of eight driving wheels and no leading or trailing wheels.

2010 Independent 20 Sept. (Viewspaper section) 7/3 What Robert saw thrashing about were the coupling rods, transmitting the power to all six driving wheels.

b. The wheel of a bicycle, tricycle, etc., to which the rider's power is directly applied.

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1865 Eng. Mechanic 24 Nov. 102/3 The diameter of the driving wheels should not be less than 3 feet.

1948 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 30 Nov. 1384/1 A child's convertible tricycle comprising a frame having a steerable driving wheel at the front.

1996 Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated Title 75 i. i. 15 A three-wheeled human-powered pedal-driven vehicle with a main driving wheel 20 inches in diameter or under.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	driving wheel
释义	driving wheeln. Brit. /ˈdrʌɪvɪŋ wiːl/, U.S. /ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˌ(h)wil/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: driving n., wheel n. Etymology: < driving n. + wheel n. Mechanics. 1. A wheel which transmits motion to one or more other wheels or machinery. Also figurative.In figurative use often with some admixture of other senses. ΚΠ 1752 Gentleman's Diary 26 Whilst this driving Wheel revolves once, the upright Wheel, or that which hath 8 Pinions, will revolve 5.625 Times. 1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude 126 The men in cities who are the centres of energy, the driving-wheels of trade, politics, or practical arts. 1894 Gloss. Terms Evid. Royal Comm. Labour 43/2 in Parl. Papers 1893–4 (C. 7063–VC) XXXVIII. 411 In mill sawing machinery the forks are two upright pieces of iron one on each side of the band moved by a lever to throw the band on or off the driving wheels. 2006 Wear 260 1084/2 A speed difference or slip between the driving wheel's outer diameter and the driven surface occurs. 2. a. Each of the large wheels of a vehicle, esp. a railway locomotive, to which the motive power is transmitted and which rotate to produce motion along the track or road. ΚΠ 1832 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Dec. 379 The testimony..presents no particular point of interest except that which relates to the freedom from slipping of the driving wheel in a locomotive. 1907 R. B. Whitman Motor-car Princ. viii. 121 When the reverse gear is introduced..the square shaft is revolved in the same direction as the counter-shaft, reversing the rotation of the driving wheels. 1966 K. Möller Amer. & Brit. Railway Eng. 43 0–8–0 is a notation for a wheel arrangement of eight driving wheels and no leading or trailing wheels. 2010 Independent 20 Sept. (Viewspaper section) 7/3 What Robert saw thrashing about were the coupling rods, transmitting the power to all six driving wheels. b. The wheel of a bicycle, tricycle, etc., to which the rider's power is directly applied. ΚΠ 1865 Eng. Mechanic 24 Nov. 102/3 The diameter of the driving wheels should not be less than 3 feet. 1948 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 30 Nov. 1384/1 A child's convertible tricycle comprising a frame having a steerable driving wheel at the front. 1996 Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated Title 75 i. i. 15 A three-wheeled human-powered pedal-driven vehicle with a main driving wheel 20 inches in diameter or under. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1752
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