wheelrim

Wheel's outer edge

The wheelrim is the outer circular part of a wheel that holds the tire in place.

On bicycles and automobiles, the rim provides the mounting surface where the tire bead seats.

The pothole bent my wheelrim.

Usually written as two words: wheel rim.

automotive

alloy

Metallic combination

hubcap · lugnuts · offset · backspacing · fitment · diameter · width · tire · bead · balance

cycling

spokes

Rods connecting hub to rim

  • hubCentral connection point
  • nippleMammary projection
  • truingCorrecting to exact form

tension · lacing · radial · flange · tubeless · clincher · quick-release · cassette · rotor · carbon

structure

hub

Central connection point

  • spokesRods connecting hub to rim
  • flangeProjecting attachment rim
  • diameterDistance across through center

circumference · width · offset · cross-section · profile · roundness · trueness · lateral · radial · lip

Family

wheel, rim, wheels, wheeled, wheelchair, wheeling, ferris wheel, cartwheel, rimmed

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G