sprocket
A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated bandA toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
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Meaning
4 sensesA toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
Kettenrad, Ritzel, Zahnkranz
цепно́е колесо́cepnóje kolesó, звёздочкаzvjózdočka
thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain
(usually plural)The tooth of such a wheel.
зубе́цzubéc
tooth on the rim of gear wheel
A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
Aufschiebling, Eselsohr
A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 widgets per year, and a sprocket factory that produces 200 sprockets per year.
Examples
3 sentencesDo you know what a sprocket is?
Do you have the sprockets?
Prise off the circlip fastening the sprocket to the hub.
deLöse den Sicherungsring, mit dem das Kettenrad an der Nabe befestigt ist.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Unknown. First attested in the 16th century. Perhaps related to Italian rocchetto (“spool”Unknown. First attested in the 16th century. Perhaps related to Italian rocchetto (“spool”), spoletta (“spool”), sprone (“spur”), or English spoke, spike, spur.
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Forms
plural: sprocketsSynonyms
3 synonyms- thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain:sprocket wheel
- tooth on the rim of gear wheel:cog