wheel and axle

noun

A simple machine consisting of a wheel (or similar lever) that turns an axle around which a cord is wound; its mechanical advantage is the ratio of the diameters of the wheel and axle.

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Meanings

nounwheel and axle (plural wheels and axles)

plural wheels and axles

  1. A simple machine consisting of a wheel (or similar lever) that turns an axle around which a cord is wound; its mechanical advantage is the ratio of the diameters of the wheel and axle.

Translations

Bulgarian чекрък
  • чекрък (čekrăk)simple machine
Chinese Mandarin 輪軸 /轮轴
  • 輪軸 /轮轴 (lúnzhóu)simple machine
Czech kolo na hřídeli
  • kolo na hřídelisimple machine
Finnish pyörä ja akseli
  • pyörä ja akselisimple machine
Japanese 輪軸
  • 輪軸 (rinjiku)simple machine
Polish kołowrót
  • kołowrótsimple machine
Spanish torno
  • tornosimple machine
Cite this entry
APA

wheel and axle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheel%20and%20axle

MLA

“wheel and axle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheel%20and%20axle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheel and axle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheel%20and%20axle.

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