Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

printwheel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: print-wheel
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In early printers, a disk bearing impressions of characters around its rim; these are struck against the page to produce text.

Etymology

Etymology tree English print Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English printwheel From print + wheel.

Inflected Forms

printwheels (plural) print wheel (alternative) print-wheel (alternative)

Questions

What does printwheel mean?: In early printers, a disk bearing impressions of characters around its rim; these are struck against the page to produce text.
Where does printwheel come from?: Etymology tree English print Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English printwheel From print + wheel.

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