sprocket wheel

noun

A wheel consisting of cogs (teeth) that interacts with the links of a chain, pitched blocks on a cable, or cogs of a belt.

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Meanings

nounsprocket wheel (plural sprocket wheels)

plural sprocket wheels

  1. light industry; heavy industry; light industry; heavy industrycyclingA wheel consisting of cogs (teeth) that interacts with the links of a chain, pitched blocks on a cable, or cogs of a belt.

    Synonyms: sprocket

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA wheel consisting of cogs (teeth) that interacts with the links of a chain, pitched blocks on a cable, or cogs of a belt.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounthin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain

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wheel
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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