gear wheel

See also: gearwheel

English

Etymology

From gear +‎ wheel.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɡɪə(ɹ) ʍiːl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɡɪɚ ʍil/

Noun

gear wheel (plural gear wheels)

  1. (mechanics) A wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear.
    Alternative forms: gearwheel, gear-wheel
    Synonyms: cog wheel, cogwheel
    Hypernyms: gear, wheel
    Hyponyms: bevel gear, herringbone gear, planet gear, spur gear, sun gear, worm wheel
    Holonym: gearset
    Coordinate terms: rack, worm gear, sprocket wheel, sprocket
    Near-synonyms: cog, gear

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