Sprocket wheel
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sprocket wheel — noun thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain • Syn: ↑sprocket • Hypernyms: ↑wheel • Part Holonyms: ↑bicycle, ↑bike, ↑wheel, ↑cycle … Useful english dictionary
sprocket wheel — See sprocket … Dictionary of automotive terms
sprocket wheel — cogwheel, several teeth on a wheel … English contemporary dictionary
sprocket wheel — /ˈsprɒkət wil/ (say sprokuht weel) noun a wheel having sprockets …
sprocket — ► NOUN 1) each of several projections on the rim of a wheel that engage with the links of a chain or with holes in film, tape, or paper. 2) (also sprocket wheel) a wheel with projections of this kind. ORIGIN originally denoting a triangular piece … English terms dictionary
sprocket — [spräk′it] n. [Early ModE < ?] 1. any of a number of teeth or points, as on the rim of a wheel, arranged to fit into the links of a chain 2. a wheel fitted with sprockets on its outer rim, used in a chain drive: in full sprocket wheel … English World dictionary
Sprocket — Sprock et (spr[o^]k [e^]t), n. [Etymology uncertain.] (Mach.) (a) A tooth or projection, as on the periphery of a wheel, shaped so as to engage with a chain. (b) A sprocket wheel. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sprocket — 16 tooth sprocket. Do = Sprocket diameter. Dp = Pitch diameter A sprocket and roller chain This article is about a gear o … Wikipedia
sprocket — sprock|et [ˈsprɔkıt US ˈspra: ] n 1.) also sprocket wheel a wheel with ↑teeth (=parts along the edge) that fit into and turn a bicycle chain, a photographic film with holes etc 2.) one of the teeth on a sprocket wheel … Dictionary of contemporary English
wheel — A circular device, thin in relation to its face area, usually able to rotate about a central axle or pivot, with a durable but elastic rim or with regular teeth cut on the rim and for lightness often supported by spokes joined to the hub instead… … Dictionary of automotive terms
