sprock·et

(sprŏk′ĭt)

1. Any of various toothlike projections arranged on a wheel rim to engage the links of a chain.

2. A cylinder with a toothed rim that engages in the perforations of photographic or movie film to pull it through a camera or projector.

[Origin unknown.]

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sprocket

(ˈsprɒkɪt)

1. (Mechanical Engineering) Also called: sprocket wheel a relatively thin wheel having teeth projecting radially from the rim, esp one that drives or is driven by a chain

2. (Mechanical Engineering) an individual tooth on such a wheel

3. (Mechanical Engineering) a cylindrical wheel with teeth on one or both rims for pulling film through a camera or projector

4. (Building) a small wedge-shaped piece of wood used to extend a roof over the eaves

[C16: of unknown origin]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sprock•et

(ˈsprɒk ɪt)

n.

a. a toothed wheel engaging with a conveyor or power chain.

b. a tooth on such a wheel.

[1530–40; orig. uncertain]

sprocket

In naval mine warfare, an anti-sweep device included in a mine mooring to allow a sweep wire to pass through the mooring without parting the mine from its sinker.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	sprocket - roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through camera, photographic camera - equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) roller - a cylinder that revolves
	2.	sprocket - thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain sprocket wheel bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
	3.	sprocket - tooth on the rim of gear wheel cog cogwheel, gear, gear wheel, geared wheel - a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal

Translations

coyau

dente

звёздочка

sprocket

[ˈsprɒkɪt]

A. N → rueda f de espigas

B. CPD sprocket feed N → avance m por rueda de espigas
sprocket wheel N → rueda f de cadena

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sprocket

[ˈsprɒkɪt] n

(also sprocket wheel) → roue f dentée

(= tooth on wheel) → dent f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sprocket

(= tooth) → Zahn m

(= sprocket wheel) → Kettenrad nt; (on bicycle) → Kettenzahnrad nt, → Zahnkranz m; (Film) → Greifer m; (on printer etc) → Stachelrad nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sprocket

[ˈsprɒkɪt] n (on printer, bicycle) → dente m, rocchetto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Ask them why they do this, and most will say, "To make the bike accelerate quicker." Ask them how they do it, and again most will say, "Just replace the rear sprocket with a bigger one." The truth is, it is just as likely that this modification will make a bike slower, not faster (darn the 'Bigger is better' theory).

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