Meanings
plural sprockets · alternative splocket
- engineeringA toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
Synonyms: sprocket wheel
- plural normallyThe tooth of such a wheel.
- architectureA flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
- 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.
Synonyms: widget
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
nounA placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian зъбно колело, зацепващ зъб
- зъбно колело (zăbno kolelo)toothed wheel
- зацепващ зъб (zacepvašt zăb)tooth of such wheel
Danish tandhjul
- tandhjultoothed wheel
Dutch kettingwiel, uitbreker
- kettingwieltoothed wheel
- uitbrekerextension of roof
- hoekkeperextension of roof
Esperanto pinjono, dentradeto
- pinjonotoothed wheel
- dentradetotoothed wheel
Finnish ketjupyörä, hammaspyörä
- ketjupyörätoothed wheel
- hammaspyörätoothed wheel
- ratastoothed wheel
- hammastooth of such wheel
- lippaextension of roof
French pignon, dent
- pignontoothed wheel
- denttooth of such wheel
- coyauextension of roof
German Kettenrad, Ritzel
- Kettenradtoothed wheel
- Ritzeltoothed wheel
- Zahnkranztoothed wheel
- Aufschieblingextension of roof
- Eselsohrextension of roof
Hungarian lánckerék
- lánckeréktoothed wheel
Indonesian roda rantai
- roda rantaitoothed wheel
Italian rocchetto, pignone
- rocchettotoothed wheel
- pignonetoothed wheel
- ruota dentatatoothed wheel
- puleggia dentatatoothed wheel
- dentetooth of such wheel
- passafuoriextension of roof
Malay gegancu
- gegancutoothed wheel
Norwegian Bokmål drev, tannhjul
- drevtoothed wheel
- tannhjultoothed wheel
Polish zębatka
- zębatkatoothed wheel
Portuguese pinhão
- pinhãotoothed wheel
Russian цепно́е колесо́, звёздочка
- цепно́е колесо́ (cepnóje kolesó)toothed wheel
- звёздочка (zvjózdočka)toothed wheel
- зубе́ц (zubéc)tooth of such wheel
Spanish corona
- coronatoothed wheel
Swedish tandkrans, kedjehjul
- tandkranstoothed wheel
- kedjehjultoothed wheel
- tandhjultoothed wheel
- drevtoothed wheel
Turkish zincir dişlisi, zincir çarkı
- zincir dişlisitoothed wheel
- zincir çarkıtoothed wheel
- diştooth of such wheel
Vietnamese đĩa, bánh răng
- đĩatoothed wheel
- bánh răngtoothed wheel
- đĩatooth of such wheel
- bánh răngtooth of such wheel
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sprocket
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Cite this entry
sprocket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprocket
“sprocket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprocket. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sprocket,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprocket.
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