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Wheels: Encyclopedia - Wheels

Wheels can mean: The plural of wheel. Wheels, a novel by Arthur Hailey. Wheels, an operating system. Wheels magazine WHEELS, a bus service Derek "Wheels" Wheeler, a character from the Degrassi series played by Neil Hope Other related archivesArthur Hailey, Degrassi, Neil Hope, WHEELS, Wheels, Wheels magazine, bus, character, operating system, wheel

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Wheels: Encyclopedia - WHEELS WHEELS is a bus service that provides public transportation in Livermore, Pleasanton, and Dublin, California. Started in 1986, WHEELS offers service to various locations in the three cities, and connects to the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train system. WHEELS is operated by the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority. ...

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Wheels: Encyclopedia - Wheel

A wheel is a circular object that, together with an axle, allows low friction in motion by rolling. Common examples are found in transport applications. More generally the term is also used for circular objects rotating for other purposes, such as a wheel and axle and a flywheel. Wheel - Mechanics. Wheels are used in conjunction with an axle, either the wheel turns on the axle or the wheel is rigidly attached to the axle which then turns in bearings in the body of the vehicle. The mechanics are the same in ...

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Wheels: Encyclopedia - Prayer wheel

Prayer wheels are called Mani wheels by the Tibetans. A prayer wheel is a wheel on a spindle, and on the wheel are written or encapsulated prayers or mantras. According the Tibetan Buddhist belief, spinning such a wheel will have much the same effect as orally reciting them. Prayer wheel - External link. http://www.dharma-haven.org/tibetan/prayer-wheel.htm ...

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Prayer wheel - External link

Wheels: Encyclopedia - Wheel arrangement

Locomotive wheel arrangement is how the wheels of the locomotive are arranged by type, position, and connections. There are several notations used to describe wheel arrangements. In the United States and the British Isles, the Whyte notation is generally used for steam locomotives. In Europe, the UIC classification scheme is generally used, especially for diesel and electric locomotives. British practice uses a slightly simplified form of that notation for diesels and electrics. The United States uses the ...

Wheels: Encyclopedia - Custom wheel

The term Custom wheel is used refer to the wheels of a vehicle which have either been modified from the vehicle manufacturer's standard, or have replaced the manufacturer's standard. Custom wheels are one of the most common ways in which automobile enthusiasts customize their vehicles. Competition-oriented enthusiasts usually recognized performance benefits from switching to lighter, stronger, or larger wheels; appearance-oriented enthusiasts more often choose larger and more distinctive wheels, a trend made even more popular in the late 1990s and ...

Wheels: Encyclopedia - Balance wheel

The balance wheel is the part of a mechanical watch that facilitates even passage of time, analogous to a pendulum in a pendulum clock. The balance wheel rotates in both directions, and its movement is attenuated by the balance spring. As the wheel rotates back and forth the impulse jewel strikes the pallet fork, which in turn allows the escape wheel to advance. Since the mass of the balance wheel, and the spring coefficient of the balance spring are known, the amount of time between impacts of the impulse jewel and pallet fork is kno ...

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Balance wheel - Self compensating balance wheel

Wheels: Encyclopedia - Wheel of time

The wheel of time or wheel of history is a concept in several religions and philosophies, notably dharmic religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, which regard time as cyclical and consisting of repeating ages. In Buddhism, one conception of the wheel of time relates it to Kalachakra. See also. Wheel of life (also known as the wheel of dharma, wheel of law, or wheel of existence) Timewheel (a huge hourglass in Budapest) ...

Wheels: Encyclopedia - Wheel of life

In the dharmic religions (Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism), the wheel of life (also called by a variety of other names; see the Names section below) is a mandala or symbolic representation of samsara, the continuous cycle of birth, life, death. One is liberated from this endless cycle of rebirth when bodhi, enlightenment, nirvana, moksha, or samadhi is reached. There are two primary forms of the wheel of life. The more elaborate form is usually six-spoked, though it is sometimes five-spoked. The simple ...

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Wheel of life - The eight-spoked wheel in Buddhism

Wheels: Encyclopedia - Wheels novel

Wheels (1971) is a novel by Arthur Hailey, concerning the automobile industry and the day-to-day pressures involved in its operation. The plot lines follow many of the topical issues of the day, including race relations, corporate politics, and business ethics. The auto company of the article is a little-disguised Ford Motor Company and some of the characters are recognizable to company insiders. The novel was made into a TV mini series in 1978 starring Rock Hudson and Lee Remick. ...

Wheels: Encyclopedia - Ferris wheel

A Ferris wheel (or, more commonly in the UK, big wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas suspended from the rim. Ferris wheel - History. It is named after George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., who designed a 75-meter (250-foot) wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois in 1893. It was designed as a rival to the Eiffel Tower, the centerpiece of the 1889 Paris exhibition. This first wheel weighed 2000 tonnes (2200 tons) and could carry 2,16 ...

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Wheels: Encyclopedia - Wheel and axle

The wheel and axle is a simple machine. The wheel and axle consists of a handwheel (a disc or lever arm with a handle) which turns an axle around which a cord is wound. A heavy weight attached to the cord can be lifted more easily because of mechanical advantage. The wheel and axle can perhaps be considered as a first class lever, since its properties match those of a first class lever. See also. Gear ...

Wheels: Encyclopedia - Wheel of the Year

In some types of Neopaganism, particularly those influenced by Wicca, the Wheel of the Year is celebrated as the natural cycle of the seasons, commemorated by the eight Sabbats. Because one tenet of Neopaganism is that all of nature is cyclical, the passing of time is also seen as a cycle, a wheel which turns and turns. The course of birth, life, decline, and death that we see in our human lives is echoed in the seasons. The eight Sabbats are re ...

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Wheels: Encyclopedia - Bicycle wheel

For the Marcel Duchamp sculpture, see Bicycle Wheel. A bicycle wheel is a wheel designed for a bicycle. A pair is called a wheelset, especially in the context of performance-oriented wheels. A wheel consists of a rim connected to the hub by spokes. At the end of each wheel spoke is a nut, called a nipple. Bicycle wheels connect to the frame and fork via dropouts. The hub uses bearings to reduce friction with the axle. Except in fixed gear bicycles, the rear hub is connected to the freewheel and the rear sprockets. Some bicycle wheels are attached using a ...

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Wheels: Encyclopedia - Wheel sizing

Disclaimer: The following entry is entirely intellectual knowledge by User:PbS; neither he nor any other person is known to have put this knowledge to practice, No claim of accuracy is made or implied. Use this info at your own risk. In order to size a wheel for an automobile, an owner needs to know a few fundamental things: The bolt pattern The diameter of the bolt circle The offset The size of the wheel The centerbore Wheel sizing - Bolt pattern. ...

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Wheels: Encyclopedia - Wheels magazine

Wheels magazine was founded by Athol Yeoman in 1953 with the first edtion appering in May of that year. Wheels has become Australia's largest-selling motoring magazine. Wheels is a monthly magazine made up of news, features and road tests. It is considered the Australian motoring enthusiasts' bible and every issue is pored over, argued about and studied by hundreds of thousands of Australians. It is also distributed to more than a dozen countries worldwide. Amongst its better known readers are ex-deputy prime minister John Anderson, Ford Motor Company boss ...

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Wheels magazine - Australia

Wheels magazine - Car of the year

Wheels: Encyclopedia - Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of Fortune is a television game show originally devised by Merv Griffin which runs in local editions around the world. It involves 3 contestants competing against each other to solve a word puzzle similar to Hangman. The name of the show comes from the large wheel that determines the dollar amounts and prizes won (or lost) by the contestants. The highly-successful format has been seen daily in one form or another since its NBC debut in 1975. The current U.S. version, distributed by King World since 1983, is the lon ...

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Wheel of Fortune - Gameplay

Wheel of Fortune - Special Rounds

Wheel of Fortune - Bonus Round

Wheels: Encyclopedia - The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time (abbreviated tWoT or more commonly, WoT) is a bestselling fantasy book series written by Robert Jordan. It is known for the extreme density of its plot, the intricate detail of its imaginary world -- known as Randland by fans -- and lifelike complexity of relationships and interactions between characters, both individually and collectively. There are 11 books in the series so far. Books 8-11 have each reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and many of the books have been on the list at ...

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Wheels: Encyclopedia - Two wheel drive

Two wheel drive or 2WD are terms used to describe vehicles with a drivetrain that allows two wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously. Two wheel drive - Four-wheeled vehicles. For four-wheeled vehicles, this term is used to describe vehicles that are able to power at most two wheels, refered to as either front or rear wheel drive. The term 4x2 is also used, to denote four total wheels with two being driven. For vehicles that have part-time four wheel ...

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Wheels: Encyclopedia - Breaking wheel

The breaking wheel (originally, the whele) was a torturous capital punishment device used in the Middle Ages and early modern times for public execution by cudgeling to death. It was not used for coercion through torture. The wheel itself was similar to a large wooden wagon wheel, with many radial spokes. The victim's arms and legs were placed one by one over two sturdy wooden beams. A large hammer was then applied to the limb over the gap between the beams, breaking the bo ...