Handwheel

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Handwheel \Hand"wheel`\ (-hw[=e]l), n. (Mach.)
     Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which serves
     as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is
     adjusted.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  handwheel
       n 1: a wheel worked by hand
       2: control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle
          by which a part is operated