"Leibniz wheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Leibniz wheels [plural]
Etymology: Invented by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in 1673. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Leibniz wheel (plural Leibniz wheels)
  1. A cylinder with a set of teeth of incremental lengths which, when coupled to a counting wheel, can be used in the calculating engine of a class of mechanical calculators. Wikipedia link: Leibniz wheel

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