starwheel

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noun

A star-shaped disk, used as a kind of ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions of some machines.

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

nounstarwheel (plural starwheels)

plural starwheels

  1. A star-shaped disk, used as a kind of ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions of some machines.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  3. Proto-Germanic*sternǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic*sternō
  5. Proto-West Germanic*sterrō
  6. Old Englishsteorra
  7. Middle Englishsterre
  8. Englishstar
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  11. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  12. Old Englishhwēol
  13. Middle Englishwhel
  14. Englishwheel
  15. Englishstarwheel

From star + wheel.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 星輪 /星轮, 星轮
  • 星輪 /星轮 (xīnglún)star-shaped disk
  • 星轮 (xīnglún)star-shaped disk
Finnish telkipyörä, tähtipyörä
  • telkipyörästar-shaped disk
  • tähtipyörästar-shaped disk
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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