| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| bulgaria | маховик |
| hollanti | vliegwiel |
| italia | volano |
| japani | 弾み車 (hazumiguruma), 勢車 (hazumiguruma), フライホイール (furaihoīru) |
| portugali | volante |
| ranska | volant d'inertie, volant |
| ruotsi | svänghjul |
| saksa | Schwungrad |
| suomi | vauhtipyörä, tasauspyörä |
| tšekki | setrvačník |
| venäjä | маховик (mahovik) |
| Monikko | flywheels |
(mechanical engineering) A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate, or as a form of energy storage.
Trevithick's 1802 steam locomotive, which used a flywheel to evenly distribute the power of its single cylinder