The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Contrate wheel — Contrate Con trate, a. [See {Contra }.] Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it. [R.] [1913 Webster] {Contrate wheel}. See {Crown wheel}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contrate-wheel — conˈtrate wheel noun A crown wheel (qv) • • • Main Entry: ↑contrate … Useful english dictionary
contrate wheel — [ kɒntreɪt] noun another term for crown wheel. Origin C17: contrate (a rare adjective meaning opposed, contrary ) from med. L. contrata lying opposite … English new terms dictionary
contrate-wheel — n. Crown wheel … New dictionary of synonyms
contrate wheel — n. = crown wheel. Etymology: med.L & Rmc contrata: see COUNTRY … Useful english dictionary
Contrate — Con trate, a. [See {Contra }.] Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it. [R.] [1913 Webster] {Contrate wheel}. See {Crown wheel}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wheel — Synonyms and related words: BMOC, Charybdis, Ferris wheel, O, Procrustean bed, airscrew, alternate, annular muscle, annulus, areola, arsis, association, aureole, auto, avert, balance wheel, be here again, beat, bed of Procrustes, bevel gear,… … Moby Thesaurus
contrate — ˈkän.ˌtrāt adjective Etymology: probably from contra + ate : having gear teeth set on the face of the wheel and perpendicular to its plane : relating to such an arrangement used of a wheel in timepieces having verge or platform escapements … Useful english dictionary
crown wheel — noun : a crown gear of light construction: as a. : the crown shaped horizontal escape wheel of a verge escapement timepiece b. : a contrate wheel in the winding mechanism of a watch that drives the ratchet wheel and is itself driven by the… … Useful english dictionary
Crown wheel — (hw?l ). [Named from its resemblance to a crown.] (Mach.) A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; called also a {contrate wheel} or {face wheel}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
