Associations to the word «Flywheel»

Wiktionary

FLYWHEEL, noun. A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate

Dictionary definition

FLYWHEEL, noun. Regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats