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SPROCKET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tooth on the rim of gear wheel
Synonyms:
cog; sprocket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sprocket" is a kind of...):
tooth (something resembling the tooth of an animal)
Holonyms ("sprocket" is a part of...):
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain
Synonyms:
sprocket; sprocket wheel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sprocket" is a kind of...):
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))
Holonyms ("sprocket" is a part of...):
bicycle; bike; cycle; wheel (a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sprocket" is a kind of...):
roller (a cylinder that revolves)
Holonyms ("sprocket" is a part of...):
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))
