Definition
A wheel that rotates in the opposite direction to another wheel, often used in machinery to create opposing motion.
Etymology
From 'counter-' (opposite) + 'wheel' (circular object that turns). This technical term emerged in mechanical engineering to describe gears and wheels designed to rotate against each other.
Kelly Says
Counterwheels are fundamental to watchmaking—the escapement mechanism uses opposing wheels to create the regular tick-tock that lets mechanical watches keep accurate time without electricity.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
反向 መንደት
fan-xiang men-det
ARالعربية
محور عكسي
mah-war 'a-k-si
BNবাংলা
বিপরীত চাকা
bi-porit cha-ka
CACatalà
roda contrària
ro-da kon-tra-ria
CSČeština
protiběžné kolo
pro-ti-be-z-hne kolo
DEDeutsch
Gegenrad
ge-gen-rat
ELΕλληνικά
αντιστρόφως τροχός
an-ti-stro-fos tro-hos
ESEspañol
rueda contraria
rueda kon-tra-ria
FAفارسی
چرخ معکوس
cha-reh ma-e-k-oos
FISuomi
vastakiertopyörä
va-sta-kier-to-pyo-ra
FRFrançais
roue contre
roo kontre
GUGU
પારિત્ય ચાકરી
pa-ri-ty cha-ka-ri
HEעברית
גלגל נגד
gal-gal ne-ged
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिरोध पहिया
pra-ti-roh pa-hiya
HUMagyar
ellenkere
el-len-ke-re
IDBahasa Indonesia
roda balik
ro-da ba-lik
ITItaliano
ruota contro
roo-ta kon-tro
JA日本語
カウンターホイール
kaanta-wa-ru-hu-iru
KO한국어
카운터 바퀴
ka-un-teo ba-kwi
MRMR
विपरीत चक्र
vi-pri-ta cha-kra
MSBahasa Melayu
roda balik
ro-da ba-lik
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည် တည်ဆောက်
pyan-li tie-sau-khet
NLNederlands
tegenwiel
te-gen-wiel
NONorsk
motstående hjul
mot-staende hjul
PLPolski
koło przeciwne
ko-lo pro-ty-wne
PTPortuguês
roda contra
ro-da kon-tra
RORomână
roată contrară
ro-a-ta kon-tra-ra
RUРусский
колесо противодействия
kole-so pro-tivo-dey-stviya
SVSvenska
mothjul
mot-hjul
SWKiswahili
gurudumu la kinyume
gu-ru-du-mu la ki-nyu-me
TAதமிழ்
மாறான சக்கரம்
ma-ra-an sak-ka-ram
TEతెలుగు
విপरीత చక్రం
vi-pri-ta cha-kram
THไทย
ล้อตรงข้าม
lo tong-kham
TLTL
nakapanghiwalang gulong
na-ka-pang-hi-wa-lang gu-long
TRTürkçe
tersa tekerlek
ter-sa te-ker-lek
UKУкраїнська
колесо протилежне
ko-le-so pro-ti-le-zhne
URاردو
عکس تیر
ak-sa teer
VITiếng Việt
bánh xe ngược
banh xe nguoc
ZUZU
amakhaya
a-ma-kha-ya