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

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery