Download the app
educalingo
Search
Don't reinvent the wheel, just realign it.
Anthony J. D'Angelo

Meaning of "the wheel" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF THE WHEEL

the wheel play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

WHAT DOES THE WHEEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

the wheel

Wheel

A wheel is a circular component that is intended to rotate on an axial bearing. The wheel is one of the main components of the wheel and axle which is one of the six simple machines. Wheels, in conjunction with axles, allow heavy objects to be moved easily facilitating movement or transportation while supporting a load, or performing labor in machines. Wheels are also used for other purposes, such as a ship's wheel, steering wheel, potter's wheel and flywheel. Common examples are found in transport applications. A wheel greatly reduces friction by facilitating motion by rolling together with the use of axles. In order for wheels to rotate, a moment needs to be applied to the wheel about its axis, either by way of gravity, or by the application of another external force or torque.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE WHEEL

the welfare
the Welsh
the west
the West Bank
the West Country
the West End
the wet
the wharves
the Wheel Blacks
the wherewithal
the which
the while
the whip hand
the white
the White House
the whole boiling
the whole kit
the whole nine yards
the whole shoot
the whole shooting match

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE 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
spinning wheel
steering wheel
thumbwheel
wheel
wire wheel

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the wheel» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF THE WHEEL

Find out the translation of the wheel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the 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 «the wheel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

车轮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la rueda
570 millions of speakers

English

the wheel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पहिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عجلة القيادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колесо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

a roda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাকাটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la roue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

roda itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

das Rad
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホイール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Roda
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சக்கரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चाक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tekerlek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la ruota
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колесо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

roata
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ο τροχός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die wiel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hjulet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hjulet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the wheel

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE WHEEL»

The term «the wheel» is very widely used and occupies the 14.794 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
93
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «the wheel» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of the wheel
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «the wheel».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE WHEEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the wheel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the 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 the wheel

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «THE WHEEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the wheel.
1
Colin Angle
Building a robot that has legs and walks around is a very expensive proposition. Mother Nature has created many wonderful things, but one thing we do have that nature doesn't is the wheel, a continuous rotating joint, and tracks, so we need to make use of inventions to make things simpler.
2
Guillaume Apollinaire
When man wanted to make a machine that would walk he created the wheel, which does not resemble a leg.
3
Annie Besant
Karma brings us ever back to rebirth, binds us to the wheel of births and deaths. Good Karma drags us back as relentlessly as bad, and the chain which is wrought out of our virtues holds as firmly and as closely as that forged from our vices.
4
Josh Billings
The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
5
Edie Brickell
A lot of the songs start with an image. I was sitting there playing the guitar and I pictured this old, dirty green car, with the window rolled down, in the hot, hot, hot Texas heat, and this beautiful woman I knew when I was a kid sitting behind the wheel, looking out at me.
6
Ray Charles
There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities.
7
Chuck Close
You don't have to reinvent the wheel every day. Today you will do what you did yesterday, and tomorrow you will do what you did today. Eventually you will get somewhere.
8
Anthony J. D'Angelo
Don't reinvent the wheel, just realign it.
9
Dinesh D'Souza
The scary thing is a dramatic erosion of American position in the world - its economic, military position, as well as America's influence. Obama is not the man at the wheel desperately trying to conserve American power, influence and wealth. For ideological reasons, he wants the slipping to continue. He's actually the architect of it.
10
Roberto Duran
Nobody stands out right now. Everybody has similar styles. None of these fighters have reinvented the wheel and created a new style.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE WHEEL»

Discover the use of the wheel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the wheel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Great Hunt: The Wheel of Time: Book Two
The second book in Robert Jordan's internationally bestselling epic fantasy series, THE WHEEL OF TIME, now reissued with a stunning new cover design.
Robert Jordan, 2009
2
The Shadow Rising: Book Four of 'The Wheel of Time'
In the Stone of Tear, the Lord Dragon considers his next move. It will be something no one expects, not the Black Ajah, not Tairen nobles, not Aes Sedai, not Egwene or Elayne or Nynaeve. Against the Shadow rising stands the Dragon Reborn.
Robert Jordan, 2010
3
Reinventing the Wheel
Now available in paperback, this delightful book spins the history of the information wheel, as inventive and instructive as intriguing, that has been used since the fourteenth century to measure, record, predict, and calculate everything ...
Jessica Helfand, 2006
4
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders ...
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language solves a puzzle that has vexed scholars for two centuries--the source of the Indo-European languages and English--and recovers a magnificent and influential civilization from the past.
David W. Anthony, 2010
5
Selling the Wheel: Choosing the Best Way to Sell For You, ...
This is the challenge facing Max, as dramatized by Jeff Cox, coauthor of the bestselling business novels Zapp! and The Goal, Selling the Wheel is based on the pioneering research of Howard Stevens's employment-testing and customer-research ...
Jeff Cox, Howard Stevens, 2001
6
Reinventing the Wheel: The Science of Creating Lifetime ...
When Chris Zane bought his bicycle shop at age 16, his business struggled until he discovered the secret that catapulted his store into one of the largest in the country.
Chris Zane, 2013
7
Taking the Wheel: Women and the Coming of the Motor Age
Scharff looks at women's struggles to be accepted as drivers.
Virginia Scharff, 1992
8
Crossroads of Twilight: The Wheel of Time: Book Ten
Robert Jordan's epic fantasy saga The Wheel of Time is now firmly established as a classic of the genre and a world-wide bestseller. Now the series continues with the eagerly-awaited tenth volume .
Robert Jordan, 2010
9
Beneath the Wheel: A Novel
Hans Giebernath lives among the dull and respectable townsfolk of a sleepy Black Forest village.
Hermann Hesse, 2013
10
The Wheel
But in their need to survive, the woman and the child transform in ways that become irreversible. The Wheel by Zinnie Harris premiered at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in August 2011 in a production by the National Theatre of Scotland.
Zinnie Harris, 2011

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE WHEEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the wheel is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Nik Wallenda walks atop towering Orlando observation wheel
He rode to the top of the wheel, then navigated up ladders and around sections of the structure. Before starting the walk, he took a selfie with his phone. «USA TODAY, Apr 15»
2
World's tallest observation wheel falls short on riders
The 550-foot-tall High Roller observation wheel, the tallest in the world, is shown Wednesday, April 9, 2014. The wheel is the centerpiece of the $550 million ... «Las Vegas Sun, Mar 15»
3
Ferris wheel, zip line, inlet eateries OK'd in Atlantic City
The wheel and its 40 cars are being built in Italy and should be delivered to Atlantic City by December. The start of an expansion of the Boardwalk to support the ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»
4
Elon Take The Wheel
Not only does that give the Model S all-wheel-drive, it improves the car in nearly every way, Musk said. “Better roadholding,” for openers. “Acceleration gets a ... «Forbes, Oct 14»
5
Teen Plane Stowaway Can't Believe He Survived in Wheel Well
So the California teen, frustrated with his home situation, hopped a fence at the San Jose Airport April 20, and stowed away in the wheel well of a Boeing 767 ... «ABC News, Jun 14»
6
In Orbit artists eat, sleep and work inside giant hamster wheel
The wheel itself took four weeks to construct, enlisting Mr Schweder's knowledge as a trained architect along the way (he is studying for a PhD in the subject at ... «Daily Mail, Mar 14»
7
Pat Sajak Admits He Was Drunk Behind The Wheel Of Fortune
On an episode of ESPN2's "Dan Le Batard Is Highly Questionable," Pat Sajak revealed that he and co-host Vanna White used to get drunk before the taping of ... «Business Insider, Jan 12»
8
Plane crashes into NSW ferris wheel
Two children had to be rescued from a basket at the top of the ferris wheel and Mr Cox and his son-in-law were rescued after dangling from the top of the wheel ... «ABC Online, Oct 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. The wheel [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/the-wheel>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z