sprocket

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /spɹɒkɪt/

Noun

sprocket (plural sprockets)

1. (mechanical engineering) A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
2. (usually, in the plural) The tooth of such a wheel.
3. (architecture) A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
4. 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

Translations

• French: pignon
• German: Kettenrad, Ritzel
• Italian: rocchetto, pignone, ruota dentata, puleggia dentata
• Russian: цепно́е колесо́
• Spanish: piñón, corona

Translations

• French: dent
• Italian: dente
• Russian: зубе́ц
• Spanish: diente

Translations

• French: coyau
• German: Aufschiebling, Eselsohr
• Italian: passafuori

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