countwheel

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noun

The wheel in a clock that regulates the number of strokes.

Similar
pattern wheel
OriginEnglish wheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nouncountwheel (plural countwheels)

plural countwheels

  1. The wheel in a clock that regulates the number of strokes.

    Synonyms: pattern wheel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe wheel in a clock that regulates the number of strokes.

Similar
pattern wheel
Also see
pattern wheel

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinputus
  7. Latinputō
  8. Latincomputō
  9. Anglo-Normancounter
  10. Middle Englishcounten
  11. Englishcount
  12. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  14. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  15. Old Englishhwēol
  16. Middle Englishwhel
  17. Englishwheel
  18. Englishcountwheel

From count + wheel.

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APA

countwheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countwheel

MLA

“countwheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countwheel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countwheel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countwheel.

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