timewheel

noun4

1. •
   A circular control or device on which the distance around the circumference represents an amount of time.

   • The travel of the timewheel is directly proportional to the distance traversed by the ship, quite independently of the direction in which the timewheel travels. — 1905
2. •
   A timekeeping device (or part of one) that operates by a geared wheel that advances at regular intervals.

   • Inside was a note and a pocket timewheel. — 2021
3. •
   A circular array of items sorted by time.

   • The three atomicity semantics of an update broadcast using the timewheel group communication service are affected by the group membership protocol. — 1998
4. •
   Synonym of wheel of time.

   • Kalachakra is a term used in tantric Buddhism that means "timewheel" or "timecycles." — 2009