a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) | the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials |
a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel | the act of moving something from one location to another |
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims | something that serves as a means of transportation |
game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in | a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder |
a handwheel that is used for steering | an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes |
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals | a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion |
forces that provide energy and direction | |