peritrochium

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noun

The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the axis in peritrochio.

OriginNew Latin peritrochium ← Koine Greek περιτρόχιον ← Ancient Greek περίτροχος →
First used 18th–19th c.Scrabble 21
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Meanings

nounperitrochium (plural peritrochia)

plural peritrochia

  1. engineeringThe wheel which, together with the axle, forms the axis in peritrochio.First known use 18th–19th c.

    [T]he engineer proceeded to the illustration of his mechanicks, tilting up his hand like a balance, thrusting it forward by way of lever, embracing the naturalist's nose like a wedge betwixt two of his fingers, and turning it round, with the momentum of a screw or peritrochium.

    1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπερίτροχος“circular”
  2. Koine Greekπεριτρόχιον
  3. New Latinperitrochium
  4. Englishperitrochium

From New Latin peritrochium, from Koine Greek περιτρόχιον (peritrókhion), from Ancient Greek περίτροχος (perítrokhos, “circular”).

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