trackwheel

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noun

A small wheel, incorporated into a mouse or smartphone, that controls scrolling.

OriginEnglish wheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol →
RareScrabble 22
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Meanings

nountrackwheel (plural trackwheels)

plural trackwheels

  1. computingA small wheel, incorporated into a mouse or smartphone, that controls scrolling.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchtrac
  2. Middle Englishtrak /tracke
  3. Englishtrack
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  6. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  7. Old Englishhwēol
  8. Middle Englishwhel
  9. Englishwheel
  10. Englishtrackwheel

From track + wheel.

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APA

trackwheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trackwheel

MLA

“trackwheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trackwheel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trackwheel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trackwheel.

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