What does molette in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word molette in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use molette in French.

The word molette in French means spanner adjuster, wheel, thumb wheel, toothed wheel, wheel, mouse wheel, scroll wheel, spur, soft tumour, knurl, monkey wrench, mouse scroll wheel. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word molette

spanner adjuster

nom féminin (pièce cylindrique striée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ajuste la molette de cette clef pour serrer ce boulon.

wheel, thumb wheel

nom féminin (petite roue crantée) (lighter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut faire tourner la molette pour allumer le briquet.

toothed wheel

nom féminin (roue dentée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec la molette le bourrelier marque le cuir avant de coudre.

wheel, mouse wheel, scroll wheel

nom féminin (Informatique : roulette d'une souris) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vous pouvez utiliser la molette de la souris pour faire défiler le texte.
You can use the wheel to scroll through the text.

spur

nom féminin (étoile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce gaucho porte des éperons à molettes.

soft tumour

nom féminin (tumeur molle) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce cheval souffre d'une molette de la jambe arrière gauche.

knurl

verbe transitif (effectuer des dentelures, strier)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

monkey wrench

nom féminin (outil avec réglage des mors)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La clé à molette s'adapte aux têtes de vis et de verrou.

mouse scroll wheel

nom féminin (informatique : bouton de défilement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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