The difference between Alloy wheel and Rim

When used as nouns, alloy wheel means a wheel rim made from an aluminium alloy, whereas rim means an edge around something, especially when circular.


Rim is also verb with the meaning: to form a rim on.

check bellow for the other definitions of Alloy wheel and Rim

  1. Alloy wheel as a noun (automotive):

    a wheel rim made from an aluminium alloy

  2. Alloy wheel as a noun (slang):

    mag wheel

  1. Rim as a noun:

    An edge around something, especially when circular.

  2. Rim as a noun (automotive, cycling):

    wheelrim

  1. Rim as a verb:

    To form a rim on.

  2. Rim as a verb (transitive):

    To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.

    Examples:

    "Palm trees rim the beach."

    "A walking path rims the island."

  3. Rim as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive, of a ball):

    To roll around a rim.

    Examples:

    "The golf ball rimmed the cup."

    "The basketball rimmed in and out."

  1. Rim as a noun (UK, _, dialectal):

    A membrane.

  2. Rim as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, _, or, _, obsolete):

    The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.

  1. Rim as a verb (slang):

    To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act.

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