"typewheel" meaning in English

See typewheel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: typewheels [plural]
Etymology: type + wheel Etymology templates: {{compound|en|type|wheel}} type + wheel Head templates: {{en-noun}} typewheel (plural typewheels)
  1. A wheel in an early telegraph or typewriter that bears the physical characters on its periphery and is used to print them onto the page. Categories (topical): Typing keyboards Related terms: typeball
    Sense id: en-typewheel-en-noun-8Cj370z~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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Download JSON data for typewheel meaning in English (1.2kB)

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