chainwheel

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noun

Synonym of chainring (“bicycle part”).

Similar
chainring
OriginEnglish wheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol →
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Meanings

nounchainwheel (plural chainwheels)

plural chainwheels

  1. Synonym of chainring (“bicycle part”).

    Synonyms: chainring

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of chainring (“bicycle part”).

Similar
chainring
Also see
chainring

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*katesnā
  2. Latincatēna
  3. Old Frenchchaeine
  4. Middle Englishcheyne
  5. Englishchain
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  8. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  9. Old Englishhwēol
  10. Middle Englishwhel
  11. Englishwheel
  12. Englishchainwheel

From chain + wheel.

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Cite this entry
APA

chainwheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainwheel

MLA

“chainwheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainwheel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chainwheel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainwheel.

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