noun
- heavy wheels that store rotational energy and help maintain steady motion in machines
Usage: mechanical engineering; plural of flywheel
Examples
- The engine’s flywheels help smooth out power delivery.
- Modern hybrid cars use flywheels to store kinetic energy.
- The factory’s machinery relies on massive flywheels for consistent operation.
- Engineers designed lighter flywheels to improve fuel efficiency.
- The spinning flywheels maintain momentum between engine strokes.
- Electric buses use flywheels as an alternative to batteries.
- Heavy flywheels in the power plant help stabilize the electrical grid.