Zuppinger wheel

noun

A kind of undershot water wheel with characteristic curved blades.

Meanings

nounZuppinger wheel (plural Zuppinger wheels)

plural Zuppinger wheels

  1. A kind of undershot water wheel with characteristic curved blades.

Origin

From the surname of its inventor, a Swiss engineer.

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APA

Zuppinger wheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zuppinger%20wheel

MLA

“Zuppinger wheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zuppinger%20wheel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zuppinger wheel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zuppinger%20wheel.

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