English Explanatory Dictionary

tonewheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mechanical apparatus, used principally in Hammond organs, that converts the spinning movement of an electric motor into electronic musical notes.

Word forms

tonewheel tonewheels

Etymology

Etymology tree English tone Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English tonewheel From tone + wheel.

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