flywheel
a heavy disk or wheel rotating on a shaft so that its momentum gives almost uniform rotational speed to the shaft and to all connected machinery.
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Because I think once you’ve made a commitment, then you’re dealing with this flywheel effect of the relationship between confidence and momentum.
A customer-centric approach is key in a post-pandemic world | MIT Technology Review Insights | September 9, 2021 | MIT Technology Review“It works like a flywheel,” Cao said, using a tech industry jargon first popularized by Jeff Bezos to explain Amazon’s growth.
Betting on China’s driverless future, Toyota, Bosch, Daimler jump on board Momenta’s $500M round | Rita Liao | March 19, 2021 | TechCrunchThis trend has been on the books every year for a while, but the key this year is the digital marketing flywheel is taking effect with the other key trends influencing it.
Key trends in PPC, reporting and analytics in 2021 and beyond | Carolyn Lyden | March 10, 2021 | Search Engine LandDepending on who you ask, the SEO flywheel can take a minimum of three to four months and up to one to two years before any visible “self-propulsion” of the flywheel begins to take effect.
Top four SEO myths debunked: Director’s cut | Houston Barnett-Gearhart | January 21, 2021 | Search Engine WatchIn this way, early customers like Wieland and Mortenson got their subcontractors and temp employees to use the product, which then created a flywheel effect that spread Procore to other projects and clients.
Bring the flywheel over to back center so that piston will compress the charge.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonIf the explosion does not follow, the flywheel may be turned back again and brought up sharply past the dead center.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonWith the flywheel in the hand, bring the piston back sharply two or three times, compressing the charge.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonThe engine is mounted on the boiler well toward the front, and the flywheel is near the stack (in the locomotive type).
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonThe traction wheels are usually high, and the flywheel is between one wheel and the boiler.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. Stephenson
British Dictionary definitions for flywheel
/ (ˈflaɪˌwiːl) /
a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine by maintaining a constant speed of rotation over the whole cycle
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