sprocket

CEFRB2

/ˈspɹɒkɪt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A wheel with teeth that moves a chain or film.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.

Examples

  • Do you know what a sprocket is?

  • Prise off the circlip fastening the sprocket to the hub.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The tooth of such a wheel.

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

  3. A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.

More examples

In context

  • Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 widgets per year, and a sprocket factory that produces 200 sprockets per year.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The bicycle chain fits onto the rear blank to transfer power to the wheel.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Unknown. First attested in the 16th century. Perhaps related to Italian rocchetto (“spool”), spoletta (“spool”), sprone (“spur”), or English spoke, spike, spur.