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Meanings of sprocket in English

Catalan
pinyó

Thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain.

        pinyó
        Catalan
        dent
        Spanish
        rueda dentada

        Tooth on the rim of gear wheel.

              dent
              Synonyms
              Examples for "sprocket wheel"
              Examples for "sprocket wheel"
              1
              The sprocket wheel is at H and this is just as it is taken from the original bicycle shaft.
              The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
              2
              The sprocket wheel and chain were taken from a discarded bicycle, which was also drawn upon for the cork handle used on the steering lever.
              The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
              3
              This shaft and sprocket wheels drive the paddle wheel by side chains of the bicycle kind.
              The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
              4
              The occupant of the rear seat contributes his part of the power with his feet on pedals of the shaft that carries the sprocket wheels.
              The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do

              A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.

                    Usage of sprocket in English
                    1
                    Yeah, I remember, the film got caught in a sprocket or something.
                    Stories: all-new tales
                    2
                    This consists of the sprocket gear on the propelling shaft, and the crank.
                    The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
                    3
                    Fixed on this body is an upright carrying the sprocket B.
                    The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
                    4
                    The Urban dispenses with the circular, chain-and-sprocket drive of ordinary bicycles.
                    The new yorker
                    5
                    Thankfully the visual metaphor doesn't continue as far as making you engage the sprocket-holes.
                    Wired
                    6
                    The sprocket connection with the chain is shown in Fig.
                    The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
                    7
                    Key the cranks for turning to the upper sprocket's shaft and all is ready.
                    The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
                    8
                    The regular cycle chain sprocket is used at B as well as upon the shaft.
                    The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
                    9
                    This shaft and sprocket wheels drive the paddle wheel by side chains of the bicycle kind.
                    The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
                    10
                    The old sprocket was badly worn and the teeth of the gears showed traces of hard usage.
                    Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile / Being a Desultory Narrativ...
                    11
                    I shift to a sprocket in the middle of the gearing range to keep chain tension high.
                    Wired
                    12
                    At Flint another new chain was put on, and also a rear sprocket with new differential gears.
                    Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile / Being a Desultory Narrativ...
                    13
                    That gentleman appears to favour the strenuous life, if one may judge by the size of his sprocket-wheel.
                    The Red Thumb Mark
                    14
                    This is accomplished by means of a sprocket chain gear and a crank connected to the engine shaft.
                    Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds
                    15
                    Dick slowed it down, and then the work of repairing the broken sprocket chain and gear was undertaken.
                    Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds
                    16
                    Rocket was going like a hellhound, and I dreaded what might happen if that chain jumped its sprocket.
                    Boy’s Life
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                    Translations for sprocket
                    Catalan
                    pinyódent
                    Sprocket through the time