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sprock·et
(sprŏk′ĭt)n.
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)n
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]
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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]
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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.
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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 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 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 |
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sprocket
[ˈsprɒkɪt]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
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sprocket
n
(= tooth) → Zahn m
(= sprocket wheel) → Kettenrad nt; (on bicycle) → Kettenzahnrad nt, → Zahnkranz m; (Film) → Greifer m; (on printer etc) → Stachelrad nt
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