"printwheel" meaning in All languages combined

See printwheel on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: printwheels [plural], print wheel [alternative], print-wheel [alternative]
Etymology: From print + wheel. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|print|wheel}} print + wheel Head templates: {{en-noun}} printwheel (plural printwheels)
  1. In early printers, a disk bearing impressions of characters around its rim; these are struck against the page to produce text.
    Sense id: en-printwheel-en-noun-7yWOs1TR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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