peritrochium
English
Etymology
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Noun
peritrochium (plural peritrochia)
- (mechanics) The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the axis in peritrochio. [18th–19th c.]
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. IV, ch. 103:
- [T]he engineer proceeded to the illustration of his mechanicks, tilting up his hand like a balance, thrusting it forward by way of lever, embracing the naturalist's nose like a wedge betwixt two of his fingers, and turning it round, with the momentum of a screw or peritrochium.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. IV, ch. 103: