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PRONUNCIATION OF WATER WHEEL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATER WHEEL

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Water wheel is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WATER WHEEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Water wheel

A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of free-flowing or falling water into useful forms of power, often in a watermill. A water wheel consists of a large wooden or metal wheel, with a number of blades or buckets arranged on the outside rim forming the driving surface. Most commonly, the wheel is mounted vertically on a horizontal axle, but the tub or Norse wheel is mounted horizontally on a vertical shaft. Vertical wheels can transmit power either through the axle or via a ring gear and typically drive belts or gears; horizontal wheels usually directly drive their load. Water wheels were still in commercial use well into the 20th century, but they are no longer in common use. Prior uses of water wheels include milling flour in gristmills and grinding wood into pulp for papermaking, but other uses include hammering wrought iron, machining, ore crushing and pounding fiber for use in the manufacture of cloth. Some water wheels are fed by water from a mill pond, which is formed when a flowing stream is dammed. A channel for the water flowing to or from a water wheel is called a mill race or simply a "race", and is customarily divided into sections.

Definition of water wheel in the English dictionary

The definition of water wheel in the dictionary is a simple water-driven turbine consisting of a wheel having vanes set axially across its rim, used to drive machinery. Other definition of water wheel is a wheel with buckets attached to its rim for raising water from a stream, pond, etc.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE WATER WHEEL

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

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Translation of «water wheel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATER WHEEL

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

Translator English - Chinese

水车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rueda de agua
570 millions of speakers

English

water wheel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी पहिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عجلة المياه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

водяное колесо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

roda de água
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পানির চাকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

roue à eau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

roda air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wasser-Rad
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水車
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물이 바퀴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Roda banyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh xe nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீர் சக்கரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जल चक्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

su tekerleği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ruota ad acqua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koło wodne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

водяне колесо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

roată de apă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νερόμυλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

water wiel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vattenhjul
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vannhjul
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of water wheel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER WHEEL»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER WHEEL»

Discover the use of water wheel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to water wheel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stronger Than a Hundred Men: A History of the Vertical Water ...
Stronger than a Hundred Men explores the development of the vertical water wheel from its invention in ancient times through its eventual demise as a source of power during the Industrial Revolution.
Terry S. Reynolds, 2002
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Save the Earth Science Experiments: Science Fair Projects ...
There are many factors that can affect how much weight your water wheel can lift. You could change the blade shape, size, and angle. You could adjust the number and placement of the blades. You could even use the scoop part of a plastic ...
Elizabeth Snoke Harris, 2008
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The Pelton Water Wheel ... Embracing in Its Variations of ...
Pelton Water Wheel Company, San Francisco. Pel ton Telegraphic Code Standard Wheels — Standard Motors 3-foot wheel, complete Abbais 6-inch motor Acment 4-foot wheel, complete Abcant l2-inch motor Acolite 5-foot wheel, complete ...
Pelton Water Wheel Company, San Francisco, 1909
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Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Leffel's American ...
OLIN, Adams County, Wis., October 1, 1867. Messrs. E. P. ALL1s & Co., Agents, Milwaukee, Wis.: Gentlemen: We have now got the Leifel Turbine Water Wheel we got of you fairly at work, and feel willing to say it performs all you recommended ...
James Leffel & Co, 1868
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Description of a Water-wheel with Vertical Axle: On the Plan ...
On the Plan of the Turbine of Fourneyron, Erected at Balgonie Mills, Fifeshire Joseph Gordon Stuart. cal expression to our convictions, until my breast-wheels became so worn out as to threaten complete breakdown ; and then, in the early part ...
Joseph Gordon Stuart, 1846
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The science of mechanics, as applied to the present ...
tion of the machinery but even to the walls of the mill itself, may be in a great measure avoided. The spur wheel is frequently employed for communicating motion from the water wheel, but is commonly attended with the disadvantageous mode ...
Zachariah Allen, 1829
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List of Patents for Inventions and Designs, Issued by the ...
Water wheel R. C. Grant Water wheel* i William Dripps. .. Water wheel '□ John Mecay Water wheel J. K. Millard Water wheel ! Christopher Hand . Water wheel. Water wheel. Elisha Hale F. P. Haviland and E Tuttle. WHEN ISSUE Pomeroy ...
United States. Patent Office, Edmund Burke, 1847
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Studies in ancient technology. 2
This brings us to the last stage of the evolution of water-raising, the fully mechanised water-hoists moved by a water-wheel. Screws and other water- raising machinery were used in Roman mines (123a). Here again we have fairly full evidence ...
Robert J. Forbes, Robert James Forbes, 1993
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Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year ...
Water-tube boiler. Vertical _ Water-tube safety-boiler Water walls on outside of buildings. Arrangement for producing Water-wheel Water-wheel Water-wheel Water-wheel . Water-wheel Water- wheel Water-wheel bucket Water-wheel bucket.
United States. Patent Office, 1899
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United States Congressional serial set
Wheel, Water... Wheel, Water... Wheel, Water... ".Water... N. T. Edson E. Spencer A. McKenzle E. Mnttesou W. Goodwin W. Goodwin E. C. Smith W. Hunter E. T. Bostrom G. Dodge L. E. Palmer J. B. Webster nnd R. Baxter . S. H. Whitaker 11.
‎1868

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER WHEEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term water wheel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Business donations push Canton water wheel past $200K in funding
Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc. is getting closer to its Canton trash-collecting water wheel, thanks to three big donations this month. Canton Car Wash ... «Baltimore Business Journal, Jul 15»
2
Saugus house destroyed by fire
Firefighters said they got a 911 call about the fire at the house on Water Wheel Lane just after 5 a.m. About 40 firefighters from Saugus and other neighboring ... «WHDH-TV, Jul 15»
3
Where did that Verde River water wheel come from?
There is an old water wheel on the East Verde River along Houston Mesa Road north of Payson. I know there once was mining activity in the area, as well as ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
4
City needs second water wheel to clean up Inner Harbor
Since being brought online in late spring of last year, the Baltimore harbor water wheel has removed more than 160 tons of trash and debris from the harbor. «WBAL Baltimore, Jun 15»
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Canton may be getting its very own water wheel to collect trash
The Inner Harbor water wheel that has spent the past year scooping trash from the harbor and making headlines will soon have a brother. The Waterfront ... «Baltimore Business Journal, Jun 15»
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Water Wheel scoops 19 tons of Inner Harbor trash in one day
A water wheel designed to sweep tons of trash from Baltimore's Inner Harbor is ... The Inner Harbor Water Wheel, the solar- and water-powered contraption that ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 15»
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Watch as landlord of popular pub tells how he survived gas …
In a scene reminiscent of the film Backdraft, Ian, of the popular Water Wheel Inn and Carvery at Liverton Village, says he heard a “whoosh” and saw a blue flame ... «Gazette Live, Mar 15»
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Trash collected from Baltimore's Water Wheel to be used to generate …
The trash collected from the Inner Harbor's Water Wheel will soon be used to generate electricity through the city, according to an announcement from Mayor ... «ABC2 News, Feb 15»
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Solar-Powered Water Wheel Can Clean 50000 Pounds of …
Baltimore City has created the solar powered water wheel, a 100,000-pound trash-collecting device that harnesses solar power and the current. Debris is ... «BillMoyers.com, Jul 14»
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Inner Harbor's Water Trash Wheel Becomes Internet Sensation
The water wheel is moored where the Jones Falls enters Baltimore's inner harbor. It's sole job is to collect trash and debris that flows downstream. It works really ... «CBS Local, Jul 14»

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