manivelle
French
Etymology
From Old French manevele, probably from a Vulgar Latin *manabella, alteration of *manibula, variant of Latin manicula (and therefore a doublet of manicle), from manus (“hand”), or alternatively from Late Latin manuālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ni.vɛl/
Noun
manivelle f (plural manivelles)
- crank
Derived terms
- retour de manivelle
Descendants
- → Catalan: manovella
- → Spanish: manivela
Further reading
- “manivelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.