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wheel and axle

wheel and ax·le
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hweel, weel and ak-suh l]
    • /ʰwil, wil ænd ˈæk səl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hweel, weel and ak-suh l]
    • /ʰwil, wil ænd ˈæk səl/

Definitions of wheel and axle words

  • noun wheel and axle a simple machine consisting, in its typical form, of a cylindrical drum to which a wheel concentric with the drum is firmly fastened: ropes are so applied that as one unwinds from the wheel, another rope is wound on to the drum. 1
  • noun wheel and axle a simple machine for raising weights in which a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with or joined to the wheel to provide mechanical advantage 0
  • noun wheel and axle a larger wheel or pulley that is fixed to a shaft, a smaller wheel or pulley, or a drum, to increase mechanical advantage or speed: the wheels are often grooved and operated like pulleys 0
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Origin of wheel and axle

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75

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Parts of speech for Wheel and axle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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wheel and axle popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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