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flyball

flyball

9.9
A heavy spinning ball inside a device that keeps an engine running at steady speed
  • noun
  • Specialized
: flyball
  • The flyball in the engine helps maintain a steady speed during operation.

Examples

  • Engineers designed a flyball mechanism that effectively controls the rotation speed.

  • The technician adjusted the flyball to ensure optimal performance of the machinery.

  • And this is a hit and miss flyball governor regulated.

Surface Forms

flyball singular
flyballs plural

Morphology

flyball = fly + ball (semi-transparent) = fly + ball

The term denotes a weighted ball that 'flies' outward under rotation; the components indicate this motion but the technical sense as a governor component is specialized.

Etymology

Flyball comes from the parts fly and ball, because heavy balls 'fly' outward when a machine spins and that movement is used to control speed. So a flyball is a weighted ball on a spinning device that moves out as the engine turns faster to keep the speed steady.