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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CATHERINE WHEEL

Named after St Catherine of Alexandria.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CATHERINE WHEEL

Catherine wheel play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATHERINE WHEEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Catherine wheel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CATHERINE WHEEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Catherine wheel in the English dictionary

The definition of Catherine wheel in the dictionary is Also called: pinwheel. a type of firework consisting of a powder-filled spiral tube, mounted with a pin through its centre. When lit it rotates quickly, producing a display of sparks and coloured flame. Other definition of Catherine wheel is a circular window having ribs radiating from the centre.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATHERINE WHEEL

Cather
Catherine
Catherine de´ Medici
Catherine I
Catherine II
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Braganza
Catherine of Siena

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATHERINE WHEEL

at the wheel
cartwheel
chain wheel
cogwheel
driving wheel
Ferris wheel
fifth wheel
flywheel
freewheel
heel
medicine wheel
paddle wheel
pinwheel
ratchet wheel
rear wheel
spare wheel
steering wheel
the wheel
thumbwheel
wheel
wire wheel

Synonyms and antonyms of Catherine wheel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Catherine wheel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATHERINE WHEEL

Find out the translation of Catherine wheel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Catherine wheel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Catherine wheel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

风火轮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rueda de fuegos artificiales
570 millions of speakers

English

Catherine wheel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैथरीन पहिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عجلة كاثرين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кэтрин колеса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

roda de Catherine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যাথেরিন চাকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Catherine roue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Roda Catherine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Catherine Rad
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キャサリン·ホイール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

캐서린 휠
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Catherine roda
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Catherine bánh xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேதரின் சக்கரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅथरीन चाक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Catherine tekerleği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Catherine wheel
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

catherine Wheel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кетрін колеса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Catherine roată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Catherine τροχών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Catherine wiel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Catherine hjul
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Catherine Wheel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Catherine wheel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATHERINE WHEEL»

The term «Catherine wheel» is regularly used and occupies the 70.122 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATHERINE WHEEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Catherine wheel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Catherine wheel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Catherine wheel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATHERINE WHEEL»

Discover the use of Catherine wheel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Catherine wheel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Catherine-Wheel
There was a certain heavy air of intrigue and mystery emanating from the old inn high on the cliff top. The Catherine-Wheel had once been a home for pirates and smugglers, but now is looked like it was harbouring a murderer.
Patricia Wentworth, 1951
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Catherine Wheel
The Catherine-Wheel had once been a home for pirates and smugglers, but now is looked like it was harbouring a murderer.
Patricia Wentworth, 2000
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The Catherine Wheel
Niya White. And the chosen girl was to be a guide through a martyr's life, with the MC announcing the tale just about every member of St. Catherine's church and school had been taught their whole lives: St. Catherine was a born intellectual, ...
Niya White
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the post office directory of northamptonshire, ...
4c thurs. ; Sommerton 4c Elliott, from ' Catherine Wheel,' mon. 4c tliurs. ; Tarman, from ' Old George,' thurs Bishop's Itchington— Prestige, from,' Flying Horse,' thurs Blakbsley— Osborne, from ' Bear,' thurs Blrtchingdon— Weston, from ...
e. r. kelly, 1869
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Shoegazing: Shoegazing Albums, Shoegazing Musical Groups, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books, LLC, 2010
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Kent's Original London Directory
Shi epherd, Brighton and Worthing, fpur, borough Shepherd, Cambridge, fpnr, borough Shepherd, Maidfitne, Catherine wheel, borough, 35, camomile-ftreet Sherlock, Laves, Catherine wheel, boro' Shipman, Brentwood, bull, whitechapsl ...
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Christian Art: A Very Short Introduction
Catherine's wheel gives its name to the spinning 'Catherine Wheel' firework, and is the most common attribute in representations of this saint (e.g. Raphael, St Catherine, London, National Gallery, c. 1507–08). Sts Barbara and Catherine were ...
Beth Williamson, 2004
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The Routledge Dance Studies Reader
Twyla Tharp's newest work, The Catherine Wheel, which she is showing at the Winter Garden, manages to be literal and abstract at the same time, so that the turn of a thought and its realization in dance are more often than not presented ...
Alexandra Carter, 1998
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Social Capital
The 'Catherine wheel' model of social capital and its consequences When I first had a go at putting this together a few years ago, I came up with a model called the 'Catherine wheel' of social capital formation (see figure 8.3; Halpern, 1998).
David Halpern, 2005
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Healing Power of Black Cumin
This has earned the plant the name of Catherine wheel since St. Catherine in the iconographic pictures is always portrayed with a spiked wheel. According to the legend, the wheel with which she was to suffer a martyr's death in the year 309 ...
Sylvia Luetjohann, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATHERINE WHEEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Catherine wheel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Secrets of fireworks revealed
... the seventh century. The types of fireworks that are available are areal types (like rockets) or ground devices (such as the Catherine wheel.) ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
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Man breached CBO after just six months
Moments later, the court heard, they spotted Mr Heap go to the side entrance of the Catherine Wheel pub and go in. He was duly arrested, said ... «Newbury Weekly News Group, Jul 15»
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Twyla Tharp's Work Extends to the Great White Way
In the year following When We Were Very Young, Tharp worked on The Catherine Wheel, another collaborative piece that played at the Winter ... «Noise, Jun 15»
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AUNT SALLY: Struggling Chequers A shock leaders Crown Chalgrove
... Northway Club A 2; Red Lion B Marston 2, Bullnose Morris B 1; Florence Park B 3, Blackbird 0; Cowley Workers 2, Catherine Wheel 1; Berkshire House A 3, ... «Oxford Mail, Jun 15»
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The Seed Collectors by Scarlett Thomas, book review: Blooming …
All the while Thomas fizzes with ideas and insights, like an unusually erudite Catherine Wheel. Despite issues around structure and focus she ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
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Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer First Drive [w/video]
According to company founder (and former Catherine Wheel vocalist) Rob Dickinson, the decision to source a 964-series 911 was based on its ... «Autoblog, Jun 15»
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Q&A recap: An explosive episode filled with insults, obscenity and …
And then off it went, like a demented Catherine wheel, showering bits of panellist and points-of-view so far and wide it was hard to know where ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
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DARTS: Goodlake Arms shock Peachcroft Social Club
Section 2: Catherine Wheel B 7, Red Lion 2; Crown Inn 6, Donnington CC C 3; Kidlington Green SC 5, Florence Park CC B 4. Section 3: ... «Oxford Mail, Jun 15»
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Macclesfield art restoration: Virgin Mary gets a make-over, ends up …
The torture device was later known as a Catherine Wheel, and also lent its name to the popular firework. Main image of museum courtesy of ... «Mancunian Matters, Jun 15»
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Art Gallery of NSW: A shadow of its former self
... was the sense of theatre he introduced to events: the institution is now utterly devoid of the sparks that flew off him like a Catherine wheel. «Daily Review, Jun 15»

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