HyperDic: geared_wheel

English > 1 sense of the expression geared wheel:
NOUNartifactgeared wheel, gear, gear wheel, cogwheela toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
English > geared wheel: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion.
Synonymsgear, gear wheel, cogwheel
Partscog, sprockettooth on the rim of gear wheel
toothOne of a number of uniform projections on a gear
Narrowerbevel gear, pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring geargears that mesh at an angle
escape wheelgear that engages a rocking lever
pinionA gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh / mesh with a larger / larger wheel or rack
planetary gear, epicyclic gear, planet wheel, planet gearAn outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
rack and pinionA wheel gear (the pinion) meshes / meshes with a toothed rack
spur gear, spur wheelgear wheels that mesh / mesh in the same plane
sun gearThe central gear in an epicyclic train
worm geargear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel)
worm wheelgear with the thread of a worm
BroaderwheelA 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)
Spanishengranaje, rueda dentada
Catalanroda dentada

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