Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flutter wheel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
flut-ter wheel
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats.

Etymology

So called from the spattering of water and the fluttering noise it makes.

Inflected Forms

flutter wheels (plural)

Phrases

turbine wheel

Frequently Paired Words

turbine wheel tub wheel undershot wheel breast wheel central-discharge wheel overshot wheel

Questions

What does flutter wheel mean?
A water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats.
Where does flutter wheel come from?
So called from the spattering of water and the fluttering noise it makes.

How to pronounce flutter wheel

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