HANDWHEEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does handwheel mean? 

• HANDWHEEL (noun)
  The noun HANDWHEEL has 2 senses:

1. a wheel worked by hand

2. control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated

  Familiarity information: HANDWHEEL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HANDWHEEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wheel worked by hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("handwheel" is a kind of...):

wheel (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))

Holonyms ("handwheel" is a part of...):

lathe (machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool)

standing press (a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically)

valve (control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("handwheel" is a kind of...):

control; controller (a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "handwheel"):

steering wheel; wheel (a handwheel that is used for steering)

Holonyms ("handwheel" is a part of...):

lathe (machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool)

valve (control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid)