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flywheel
A device used for storing mechanical energy and for smoothing the power output of an engine, comprising a heavy shaft-mounted wheel. Since energy is stored as kinetic energy of rotation, it is advantageous for the wheel to have as large as possible a moment of inertia, and thus for its mass to be concentrated near the rim.
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