wheelrim

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noun

The rim of a wheel.

OriginEnglish rim ← Middle English rim ← Old English rima →
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Meanings

nounwheelrim (plural wheelrims)

plural wheelrims

  1. automotiveThe rim of a wheel.

    Plainly derived from the well-known T35 shape, it is lower and sleeker, and distinguished by its unique radial-spoked wheels. Twisting forces were taken by the huge brake-drums, whose toothed edges lock directly into the wheelrim.

    1992, Gordon Cruikshank, For Millionaires Only […] , London: Apple, →ISBN, page 121

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. Old Englishrima
  8. Middle Englishrim
  9. Englishrim
  10. Englishwheelrim

From wheel + rim.

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Translations

Basque uztai, hagun
  • uztaithe rim of a wheel
  • hagunthe rim of a wheel
Bulgarian наплат, джанта
  • наплат (naplat)the rim of a wheel
  • джанта (džanta)the rim of a wheel
Catalan llanta
  • llantathe rim of a wheel
Chinese Cantonese 軨 /𫐉, 轆軨 /辘𫐉
  • 軨 /𫐉the rim of a wheel
  • 轆軨 /辘𫐉the rim of a wheel
Chinese Mandarin 輪輞 /轮辋
  • 輪輞 /轮辋 (lúnwǎng)the rim of a wheel
Danish fælg
  • fælgthe rim of a wheel
Dutch velg
  • velgthe rim of a wheel
Esperanto radrando
  • radrandothe rim of a wheel
Finnish vanne
  • vannethe rim of a wheel
French jante, roue
  • jantethe rim of a wheel
  • rouethe rim of a wheel
German Felge, Reifenfelge
  • Felgethe rim of a wheel
  • Reifenfelgethe rim of a wheel
Hawaiian lihi
  • lihithe rim of a wheel
Hebrew גַ׳נְט
  • גַ׳נְט (dzhánt)the rim of a wheel
Hungarian felni, keréktárcsa
  • felnithe rim of a wheel
  • keréktárcsathe rim of a wheel
  • kerékabroncsthe rim of a wheel
  • keréktalpthe rim of a wheel
Icelandic felga, gjörð
  • felgathe rim of a wheel
  • gjörðthe rim of a wheel
Irish fonsa
  • fonsathe rim of a wheel
Italian cerchione, cerchio
  • cerchionethe rim of a wheel
  • cerchiothe rim of a wheel
Latin canthus, vītus
  • canthusthe rim of a wheel
  • vītusthe rim of a wheel
Lithuanian ratlankis
  • ratlankisthe rim of a wheel
Norwegian Bokmål felg
  • felgthe rim of a wheel
Polish felga
  • felgathe rim of a wheel
Portuguese aro, jante
  • arothe rim of a wheel
  • jantethe rim of a wheel
Romanian jantă, obadă
  • jantăthe rim of a wheel
  • obadăthe rim of a wheel
Russian о́бод
  • о́бод (óbod)the rim of a wheel
Spanish aro, llanta
  • arothe rim of a wheel
  • llantathe rim of a wheel
  • rinthe rim of a wheel
  • calcethe rim of a wheel
  • bandathe rim of a wheel
Swedish fälg
  • fälgthe rim of a wheel
Tagalog yantas
  • yantasthe rim of a wheel
Turkish jant, ispit
  • jantthe rim of a wheel
  • ispitthe rim of a wheel
Vietnamese vành
  • vànhthe rim of a wheel
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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