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Undiscussed page move

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Why was this moved from the correct and long-established name at Dual mass flywheel to a hyphenated form at Dual-mass flywheel? This is a neologism against WP:COMMONNAME and is not supported by any of the trade press or manufacturers of such flywheels. Andy Dingley (talk) 09:09, 6 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

MOS:HYPHEN. WP doesn't follow the [mis]spelling conventions of auto mechanics. Please review the meaning of neologism; it has nothing to do with properly hyphenating compound adjectives. For further information, see WP:Common-style fallacy and WP:Specialized-style fallacy, both of which are being exhibited here simultaneously.  — SMcCandlish ¢ >ʌⱷ҅ʌ<  08:26, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
It was moved as "clarify the meaning, per sources)" - yet the sources treat it as a proper noun phrase, i.e. Dual Mass Flywheel, capitalised and unhyphenated. This form is WP's own creation, and against commonname. I know that WP practice is to do this for capitalisation, but is that now extended to inserting hyphens? If so, why have COMMONNAME at all? Andy Dingley (talk) 10:15, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Phonic wheel

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A toothed disc of magnetic material which is caused to rotate at a constant speed by an electromagnet energized by alternating direct current from turning fork vibrating against a contact and sustained by another electromagnet. 168.167.26.251 (talk) 07:43, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]