Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheelrim

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wheel-rim
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rim of a wheel.

Example Sentences

"Plainly derived from the well-known T35 shape, it is lower and sleeker, and distinguished by its unique radial-spoked wheels. Twisting forces were taken by the huge brake-drums, whose toothed edges lock directly into the wheelrim."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

wheelrims (plural)

Questions

What does wheelrim mean?: The rim of a wheel.
Where does wheelrim come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Old English rima Middle English rim English rim English wheelrim From wheel + rim.

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