# Leibniz wheel

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A cylinder with a set of teeth of incremental lengths which, when coupled to a counting wheel, can be used in the calculating engine of a class of mechanical calculators.

## Etymology
Invented by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in 1673.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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