potter's wheel

Japanese: potter's wheel(英語表記)potterswheel
potter's wheel

…Whispers are divided into vertical-axis and horizontal-axis wheels depending on whether the axis of rotation is vertical or horizontal, and into those that rotate in one direction and those that rotate alternately in both directions. (1) Potter's wheel for making pottery (earthenware, ceramics) In English, potter's wheel, in German, Töpferscheibe, in Chinese, Jian, Jun, Tosha. A vertical-axis wheel that rotates in one direction consists of a disk and a rotating axis that extends from the bottom center of its underside. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "potter's wheel" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ろくろは,回転軸が垂直,水平のいずれをなすかによって竪軸ろくろ,横軸ろくろに分かれ,また単方向に回るものと両方向に交互に反復回転するものとに分かれる。(1)製陶(土器,陶磁器)用のろくろ 英語ではpotter’s wheel,ドイツ語ではTöpferscheibe,中国では均,鈞,陶車。単方向に回転する竪軸ろくろであって,円盤とその下面中心に下からのびる回転軸とから成る。…

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