rotating wheel

collocation in English

meaningsofrotateandwheel

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rotate
verb
uk
/rəʊˈteɪt/us
/ˈroʊ.teɪt/
to turn or cause something to turn in a circle, especially around a ...
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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 ofrotateandwheelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this paper, we construct a general model for the process of dynamic contact between a rigidrotatingwheeland a thermoviscoelastic beam.
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No volume forces act on it, and its deflection is caused by the contact with therotatingwheel.
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The setting consists of a rigidrotatingwheelthat comes to a stop as a result of frictional traction generated by contact with a thermoviscoelastic beam.
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Since our interest lies in the process when therotatingwheelcomes to a stop, we assume that there is only slip between the beam tip and the wheel.
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It can also commonly be seen when arotatingwheelis illuminated by flickering light.
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Since the voltage induced in the sensor is a result of therotatingwheel, this sensor can become inaccurate at slow speeds.
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This player is the show's winner and is granted permission to spin a largerotatingwheel, and win the prize indicated by the wheel.
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This is done with arotatingwheeleither containing a desiccant material or permeable plates.
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The most famous is hisrotatingwheelcan opener, invented in 1870.
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A pinwheel consisted of arotatingwheelwith a certain number of positions on its periphery.
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The planners feared his design for arotatingwheeltowering over the grounds could not possibly be safe.
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Printer plates contact a rubberized blanket on arotatingwheel, resulting in a complete negative color image on the blanket.
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In all of these cases, a person sees arotatingwheelunder stroboscopic conditions.
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He is credited with inventing the firstrotatingwheelcan opener.
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At this point, the supercharger powers an impeller or smallrotatingwheel.
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The second model featured a singlerotatingwheel, similar to that of the earlier hurdy gurdy, to play strings.
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Both the mechanical bow and therotatingwheelconcepts were abandoned in favor of a third and final model.
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Alternatively, they can be designed as rotary flowmeters where the magnets are arranged on arotatingwheeland the spinning velocity is a measure of the flow velocity.
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The beam passed through the gaps between teeth of a rapidlyrotatingwheel.
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The radius of the curve around which therotatingwheelmoved would have equalled the track-width of the chariot, and the gears turning the doll would have been chosen accordingly.
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