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governor vs flywheel

flywheel vs governor

governor and flywheel both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
governor Yes No No No
flywheel Yes No No No
As nouns, flywheel is a hyponym of governor; that is, flywheel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than governor:
  • governor: a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
  • flywheel: regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine
Other hyponyms of governor include timer.
governor (noun) flywheel (noun)
a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine
the head of a state government
Difference between governor and flywheel

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