reaction wheel

noun

A type of flywheel used by spacecraft to adjust their attitude without using fuel for rockets.

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Meanings

nounreaction wheel (plural reaction wheels)

plural reaction wheels

  1. A type of flywheel used by spacecraft to adjust their attitude without using fuel for rockets.

Translations

Finnish reaktiopyörä
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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