roller chain

English

a roller chain

a roller chain

Noun

roller chain (plural roller chains)

2. A type of chain drive used to transmit mechanical power in many kinds of machinery, such as conveyors and bicycles, consisting of a series of short cylindrical rollers held together by side links and driven by a sprocket.

   Hypernym: chain

   Hyponyms: timing chain, bicycle chain, bike chain

Translations

chain drive used for transmission of mechanical power

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 滾子鏈 / 滚子链 (gǔnziliàn), 滾鏈 / 滚链 (gǔnliàn), 鏈子 / 链子 (zh) (liànzi) (informal)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: rullaketju
• German: Rollenkette f
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: ро́ликовая цепь f (rólikovaja cepʹ)
• Spanish: cadena (es) f

See also

• endless chain