omniwheel

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A form of omni wheel — A wheel that has perpendicularly orientated discs about its circumference, often used in holonomic drive systems.

OriginEnglish wheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol →
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Meanings

nounomniwheel (plural omniwheels)

plural omniwheels

  1. alternativeAlternative form of omni wheel.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ep-
  2. Proto-Italic*opnis
  3. Latinomnis
  4. Englishomni-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  7. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  8. Old Englishhwēol
  9. Middle Englishwhel
  10. Englishwheel
  11. Englishomniwheel

From omni- + wheel.

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APA

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

MLA

“omniwheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omniwheel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omniwheel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omniwheel.

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