Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headwheel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: head-wheel
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rotating component in a videotape system, bearing the magnetic heads used to record and reproduce signals.

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English headwheel From head + wheel.

Inflected Forms

headwheels (plural)

Questions

What does headwheel mean?: A rotating component in a videotape system, bearing the magnetic heads used to record and reproduce signals.
Where does headwheel come from?: Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English headwheel From head + wheel.

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