Handwheel

/ˈhændˌwil/ noun

Definition

A wheel with handles or grips designed to be turned by hand to control or adjust something, such as a valve or machinery.

Etymology

Compound of 'hand' and 'wheel.' This machine component design allows manual operation of equipment without requiring powered controls.

Kelly Says

A handwheel on an old lathe is brilliant engineering—it lets one person manually control heavy machinery with just hand-turning pressure, and the gear ratios multiply your force so you can move massive weights without power tools.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንገድ መን面
men-ged men-men
ARالعربية
نُصْب
nusb
BNবাংলা
হ্যান্ডল
han-dol
CACatalà
volant
voh-lan
CSČeština
volant
voh-lant
DADansk
rat
rat
DEDeutsch
Handrad
han-draht
ELΕλληνικά
τιμόνι
tee-mo-nee
ESEspañol
volante
voh-lan-tay
FAفارسی
چرخ دستی
chahr-e-dast-ee
FISuomi
ohjauspyörä
oh-jaus-pyo-ra
FRFrançais
volant
voh-lan
GUGU
હાથના ચક્ર
haath-na chakr
HAHA
kera
ke-ra
HEעברית
הגה
heg-ah
HIहिन्दी
हैंडल
han-dal
HUMagyar
kerekez
ke-re-kez
IDBahasa Indonesia
roda kemudi
ro-da kem-oo-di
IGIG
akwụkwọ
ak-wu-kwo
ITItaliano
volante
voh-lan-tay
JA日本語
ハンドル
handoru
KKKK
керік
keri-k
KMKM
វង្ស
vong
KO한국어
핸들
haendeu
MRMR
हॅन्डल
han-dal
MSBahasa Melayu
roda stereng
ro-da ste-reng
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ရာ
let-ya
NLNederlands
stuurwiel
stuer-vyeel
NONorsk
ratt
ratt
PAPA
ਹੱਥ ਦਾ ਚੱਕ
haath da chakk
PLPolski
kierownica
kier-oh-ni-tsa
PTPortuguês
volante
voh-lan-tay
RORomână
volan
voh-lan
RUРусский
руль
rul'
SVSvenska
rattstång
rat-staung
SWKiswahili
gurudumu
goo-roo-doo-mu
TAதமிழ்
கைப்பிடி
kai-pi-di
TEతెలుగు
చేతిపట
che-ti-pa-ta
THไทย
พวงมาลัย
puang-mai-lai
TLTL
salang
sa-lang
TRTürkçe
direksiyon
dee-ree-koy-shon
UKУкраїнська
руль
rul'
URاردو
ہاتھ کا چکر
haath ka chakar
VITiếng Việt
bánh lái
bahn lai
YOYO
ẹrọ
e-ro
ZH中文
方向盘
fangxiang pan
ZUZU
ikhwala
ee-khoo-wa-la

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