hand wheel

collocation in English

meaningsofhandandwheel

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hand
noun
uk
/hænd/us
/hænd/
the part of the body at the end of the arm that is used for holding, moving, touching, and ...
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wheel
noun
uk
/wiːl/us
/wiːl/
a circular object connected at the centre to a bar, used for making vehicles or parts of ...
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(Definition ofhandandwheelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Fine control of the grinding head or tables position is possible using a vernier calibratedhandwheel, or using the features of numerical controls.
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By 1763, weaving had been greatly automated, but spinning was still done byhandwheel.
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The traversinghandwheeland the scale were located on the left side of the carriage.
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Few presses were powered by anything other than ahandwheelor foot pedal, and type was composed by hand, one letter at a time.
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Newer cylinders contain a tri lobe, ergonomically designedhandwheel.
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Because of the low torque available, ahandwheelwas used to spin the motor on start up.
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The plates were regularly tightened with ahandwheel.
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The weaver's cottage with its rude apparatus of peg warping, hand cards, hand wheels, and imperfect looms, was the steam loom factory in miniature.
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There are hand wheels on the support columns that allow the viewers to interact with the sculpture by turning it.
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In front of him, are his optical sight, hand wheels, and train drive controls.
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In front of him, are his optical sight, hand wheels, and elevation drive controls.
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In local, the drives would follow the motion of the trainer's and pointer's hand wheels.
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