Wheatstone bridge
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~ a bridge used to measure resistances
Sir Charles Wheatstone
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~ English physicist and inventor who devised the Wheatstone bridge (1802-1875)
wheatworm
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~ small roundworm parasitic on wheat
wheedler
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~ someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing
wheedling
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~ the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
ratchet wheel
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~ toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever
lantern wheel
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~ a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks
planet wheel
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~ an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
potter's wheel
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~ a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter; "the potter's wheel was invented in Asia Minor around 6500 BC"
prayer wheel
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~ a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet
mill wheel
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~ water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill
roulette wheel
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~ game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in