fly-wheeln.

Brit.

/ˈflʌɪwiːl/, U.S.

/ˈflaɪˌ(h)wil/

Etymology: < fly n.² + wheel n.

A wheel with a heavy rim, attached to a revolving shaft, in order either to regulate the motion of the machinery, or to accumulate power. (Cf. fly n.² 5c) Also attributive and in other combinations.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > attached to shaft

fly1648

roller1734

flyer1781

fly-wheel1784

1782 Watt Patent in Muirhead Mech. Invent. Watt III. 71 The heavy fly xx is put in motion by means of a pinion or smaller wheel y fixed upon its axis.]

1784 Muirhead Mech. Invent. Watt III. 105 The rod E..turns the fly wheel M M.

1809 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 321 This engine had no fly-wheel, and went sluggishly and irregularly.

1862 S. Smiles Lives Engineers III. 89 The engine was provided with..a flywheel working at one side to carry the crank over the dead points.

1896 Daily News 18 Nov. 7/7 The great problem was to get the required fly-wheel effect without too great a weight.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 30 Nov. 5/2 The flywheel effect is increased owing to the kinetic energy of the mass of the revolving liquid medium.

1963 A. Bird & F. Hutton-Stott Veteran Motor Car Pocketbk. 123 The flywheel-fed splash lubrication.

1971 Flying Apr. 72/2 The weight of the fuel at the wingtips created a ‘flywheel effect’.

figurative.1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta I. xvii. 176 A steadying power—a flywheel, in short, to the concern.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fly-wheel
释义	fly-wheeln. Brit. /ˈflʌɪwiːl/, U.S. /ˈflaɪˌ(h)wil/ Etymology: < fly n.² + wheel n. A wheel with a heavy rim, attached to a revolving shaft, in order either to regulate the motion of the machinery, or to accumulate power. (Cf. fly n.² 5c) Also attributive and in other combinations. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > attached to shaft fly1648 roller1734 flyer1781 fly-wheel1784 1782 Watt Patent in Muirhead Mech. Invent. Watt III. 71 The heavy fly xx is put in motion by means of a pinion or smaller wheel y fixed upon its axis.] 1784 Muirhead Mech. Invent. Watt III. 105 The rod E..turns the fly wheel M M. 1809 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 321 This engine had no fly-wheel, and went sluggishly and irregularly. 1862 S. Smiles Lives Engineers III. 89 The engine was provided with..a flywheel working at one side to carry the crank over the dead points. 1896 Daily News 18 Nov. 7/7 The great problem was to get the required fly-wheel effect without too great a weight. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 30 Nov. 5/2 The flywheel effect is increased owing to the kinetic energy of the mass of the revolving liquid medium. 1963 A. Bird & F. Hutton-Stott Veteran Motor Car Pocketbk. 123 The flywheel-fed splash lubrication. 1971 Flying Apr. 72/2 The weight of the fuel at the wingtips created a ‘flywheel effect’. figurative.1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta I. xvii. 176 A steadying power—a flywheel, in short, to the concern. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1784
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