sprocket

English

Sprocket (def. 1)

Cross-section of a mansard roof, with sprocket (def. 3)

Alternative forms

• splocket

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒkɪt

Noun

sprocket (plural sprockets)

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

Usage notes

Although sprockets are sometimes referred to as gears, there is a technical distinction between the two: sprockets interact with chains, whereas gears interact with other gears.

Derived terms

• sprocket wheel

Translations

toothed wheel

Finnish: hammaspyörä (fi), ratas (fi)

Russian: цепно́е колесо́ (ru) (cepnóje kolesó) n., звёздочка (ru) (zvjózdočka) f.

tooth of such wheel

Finnish: hammas (fi)

Russian: зубе́ц (ru) (zubéc) m.

extension of roof

Finnish: lippa (fi) French: coyau (fr) m.

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Serbo-Croatian: zupčanik (sh)

See also

• Sprocket on Wikipedia.Wikipedia