BICYCLE WHEEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bicycle wheel mean? 

• BICYCLE WHEEL (noun)
  The noun BICYCLE WHEEL has 1 sense:

1. the wheel of a bicycle

  Familiarity information: BICYCLE WHEEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BICYCLE WHEEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The wheel of a bicycle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bicycle wheel" is a kind of...):

wheel (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))

Meronyms (parts of "bicycle wheel"):

pneumatic tire; pneumatic tyre (a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc)

radius; spoke; wheel spoke (support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim)

Holonyms ("bicycle wheel" is a part of...):

bicycle; bike; cycle; wheel (a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals)