Meaning of peritrochium | Babel Free

Definitions

The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the axis in peritrochio.

Examples

“[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.”

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