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noun Machinery.
a wheel for transmitting power and motion between a driving and a driven part, either by friction or by means of teeth.
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Origin of idle wheel
First recorded in 1795â1805
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idle wheel
noun
a gearwheel interposed between two others to transmit torque without changing the direction of rotation to the velocity ratioAlso called: idler
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