trissa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- caster noun A small swivelling wheel fixed to the underside of furniture or equipment so it can roll.
- goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
- pulley noun A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a grooved rim over which a rope or chain runs, used to lift or move loads.
- whorl noun Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
Senses
trissa is used for these senses in English:
- caster (automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.
- goad To incite or provoke.
- pulley (engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
- whorl A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle. [from c. 1460]
caster — full definition
- noun A small swivelling wheel fixed to the underside of furniture or equipment so it can roll.
- noun A small container with a perforated top for sprinkling sugar, salt, or other condiments.
- noun Someone or something that casts, in the sense of throwing or shaping.
goad — full definition
- noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
- verb To provoke or push someone into doing something, often by teasing or taunting.