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Webster 1913 Edition

Peritrochium

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Perˊi-tro′chi-um

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK];
περί
around + [GREEK] a wheel.]
(Mech.)
The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the
axis in peritrochio
, which see under
Axis
.

Definition 2024

peritrochium

peritrochium

English

Noun

peritrochium ‎(plural peritrochia)

  1. The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the axis in peritrochio.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περί ‎(perí, “around”) + τροχός ‎(trokhós, “a wheel”).

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