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gear wheel

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  • noun a wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

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synonyms (4)

Words with the same meaning

  1. cog
  2. cog wheel
  3. cogwheel
  4. gear

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. wheel

hyponyms (15)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. bevel gear
  2. epicyclic gear
  3. escape wheel
  4. pinion
  5. pinion and crown wheel
  6. pinion and ring gear
  7. planet gear
  8. planet wheel
  9. planetary gear
  10. rack and pinion
  11. spur gear
  12. spur wheel
  13. sun gear
  14. worm gear
  15. worm wheel

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