Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun handwheel

2 senses of handwheel

Sense 1
handwheel -- (a wheel worked by hand)
       => wheel -- (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))

Sense 2
handwheel -- (control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated)
       => control, controller -- (a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her")