SPROCKET

cog, sprocket

(noun) tooth on the rim of gear wheel

sprocket, sprocket wheel

(noun) thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain

sprocket

(noun) roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sprocket (plural sprockets)

(mechanical engineering) A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.

(usually, in the plural) The tooth of such a wheel.

(architecture) A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.

A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.

Synonym: widget

Usage notes

Although sprockets are sometimes referred to as gears, there is a technical distinction between the two: sprockets interact with chains, whereas gears interact with other gears.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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