trochal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtrəʊkəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trōkəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tro•chal  (trōkəl),USA pronunciation adj. [Zool.]
  1. Zoologyresembling a wheel.
  • Greek troch(ós) wheel + -al1
  • 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
trochal / ˈtrəʊkəl/
  1. shaped like a wheel: the trochal disc of a rotifer
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek trokhos wheel

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