Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tonewheel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tonewheel
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mechanical apparatus, used principally in Hammond organs, that converts the spinning movement of an electric motor into electronic musical notes.

Etymology

Etymology tree English tone 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 tonewheel From tone + wheel.

Inflected Forms

tonewheels (plural)

Questions

What does tonewheel mean?: A mechanical apparatus, used principally in Hammond organs, that converts the spinning movement of an electric motor into electronic musical notes.
Where does tonewheel come from?: Etymology tree English tone 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 tonewheel From tone + wheel.

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