"reaction wheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reaction wheels [plural]
Rhymes: -iːl Head templates: {{en-noun}} reaction wheel (plural reaction wheels)
  1. A type of flywheel used by spacecraft to adjust their attitude without using fuel for rockets.
    Sense id: en-reaction_wheel-en-noun-XwBZ08lG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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