wheellike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a wheel.

“wheellike motion”

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English wheel →
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Meanings

adjectivewheellike (comparative more wheellike, superlative most wheellike)

comparative more wheellike · superlative most wheellike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a wheel.

    wheellike motion

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  3. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  4. Old Englishhwēol
  5. Middle Englishwhel
  6. Englishwheel
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*līką
  9. Englishwheellike

From wheel + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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