flywheel
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈflaɪˌwiːl/
- Specialized
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volante de inercia
- Beno noted that there have been some rather spectacular composite flywheel failures, particularly at Oak Ridge in the mid-1980s.
- composite flywheel
- flywheel rotor
- flywheel battery
And your little flywheel engine starts to move on its own.
- And your little flywheel engine starts to move on its own.
- The flywheel, the clutch situation, I mean, revving up is unbelievably fast.
Examples
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Ford Motor Co., meanwhile, has displayed similar caution regarding flywheel-equipped cars.
Academic text (1996) -
Carefully, Alex fed the engine hydrogen, spun up the little car's flywheel, and gradually built up speed.
Fiction book (1990) -
And your little flywheel engine starts to move on its own.
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Several recent industrial developments have placed the issue of flywheel safety in question.
Academic text (1996) -
Stanford University, we have a program on low cost flywheel energy storage.
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Despite the concern, a composite flywheel is a difficult thing to break.
Academic text (1996) -
Researchers are developing ways to ensure that power-packed flywheel-battery systems stay safely contained.
Academic text (1996) -
The flywheel, the clutch situation, I mean, revving up is unbelievably fast.
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"As research efforts toward flywheel batteries progressed, safety emerged as a serious consideration," said Joe Beno, CEM program manager.
Academic text (1996) -
The flywheel helps keep the engine running smoothly by storing rotational energy.
Compounds
- Archaic
A device that uses fluid to send engine power to the transmission smoothly
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flywheel comes from the parts fly and wheel. It is a heavy wheel that 'spins' fast to store energy and help a machine keep a steady speed, so the name shows it keeps the machine running smoothly.