water-wheel
Stream-powered rotator
A water-wheel is a large wheel with paddles or buckets around its rim, turned by flowing or falling water to generate power.
Before steam engines, water-wheels drove mills for grinding grain, sawing lumber, and other mechanical work: The old mill's water-wheel still turns, though it powers nothing now.
Also spelled waterwheel.
Turning on an axis
- turningAct of rotating
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- revolveTurn around center
- currentDirected flow of charge
flow · torque · momentum · overshot · undershot · pitchback · stream · cascade
Grain-crushing circular stone
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- axleShaft for wheel rotation
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
gear · cog · sluice · flume · launder · spillway · penstock · race
River-driven grinding facility
- millwrightIndustrial equipment installer
- millstreamWater channel driving machinery
- millpondDammed water powering machinery
- ancientVery old indeed
medieval · industrial · Roman · Persian · irrigation · aqueduct · restoration · preservation
Building for grinding grain
- flourMilled grain powder
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- wheatCereal crop for flour
corn · barley · rye · oats · meal · grist · millrace · hopper
Blade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- renewableCapable of restoration
- damWater-holding barrier
reservoir · electricity · powerhouse · sustainable · energy · megawatt · Francis · Kaplan
rotation
Turning on an axis
current · flow · torque · momentum · overshot · undershot · pitchback · stream · cascade · splash
millstone
Grain-crushing circular stone
shaft · gear · cog · sluice · flume · launder · spillway · penstock · race · tailrace
watermill
River-driven grinding facility
- millwrightIndustrial equipment installer
- millstreamWater channel driving machinery
- millpondDammed water powering machinery
ancient · medieval · industrial · Roman · Persian · irrigation · aqueduct · restoration · preservation · artifact
gristmill
Building for grinding grain
wheat · corn · barley · rye · oats · meal · grist · millrace · hopper · quern
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- renewableCapable of restoration
dam · reservoir · electricity · powerhouse · sustainable · energy · megawatt · Francis · Kaplan · run-of-river
water-wheelwindmill
Rotating structure harnessing air
wind turbine · treadwheel · solar panel · hand crank · steam engine
water-wheelhydroelectric dam
Water-powered generating station
nuclear reactor · power plant · electric motor · turbine generator · solar farm
water, wheel, waters, watered, watering, watery, waterless, wheels, wheeled