sprocket en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈspɹɒkɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Unknown. First attested in the 16th century. Perhaps related to Italian rocchetto (“spool”), spoletta (“spool”), sprone (“spur”), or English spoke, spike, spur.
Meanings
- A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
- (plural-normally) The tooth of such a wheel.
- A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
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A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 widgets per year, and a sprocket factory that produces 200 sprockets per year.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| splocket | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sprockets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
sprocketed · sprocketless · intersprocket · sprocket wheel
Synonyms
Translations (52)
fi lippa (extension of roof) · nn drev (toothed wheel) · sh ланчаник (toothed wheel) · fr coyau (extension of roof) · it ruota dentata (toothed wheel) · de Kettenrad (toothed wheel) · fr dent (tooth of such wheel) · fr pignon (toothed wheel) · nb tannhjul (toothed wheel) · sv tandhjul (toothed wheel) · it puleggia dentata (toothed wheel) · fi hammas (tooth of such wheel) · it passafuori (extension of roof) · vi đĩa (tooth of such wheel) · it rocchetto (toothed wheel) · it pignone (toothed wheel) · vi bánh răng (toothed wheel) · vi đĩa (toothed wheel) · pt pinhão (toothed wheel) · tr diş (tooth of such wheel) · fi ketjupyörä (toothed wheel) · fi hammaspyörä (toothed wheel) · tr zincir dişlisi (toothed wheel) · sv kedjehjul (toothed wheel) · ru цепно́е колесо́ (toothed wheel) · fi ratas (toothed wheel) · nl kettingwiel (toothed wheel) · sv tandkrans (toothed wheel) · de Zahnkranz (toothed wheel) · vi bánh răng (tooth of such wheel) · de Eselsohr (extension of roof) · tr zincir çarkı (toothed wheel) · ru звёздочка (toothed wheel) · nl hoekkeper (extension of roof) · pl zębatka (toothed wheel) · it dente (tooth of such wheel) · bg зъбно колело (toothed wheel) · nb drev (toothed wheel) · sv drev (toothed wheel) · eo pinjono (toothed wheel) · ru зубе́ц (tooth of such wheel) · bg зацепващ зъб (tooth of such wheel) · sh lančanik (toothed wheel) · es corona (toothed wheel) · da tandhjul (toothed wheel) · ms gegancu (toothed wheel) · nl uitbreker (extension of roof) · hu lánckerék (toothed wheel) · de Aufschiebling (extension of roof) · id roda rantai (toothed wheel) · eo dentradeto (toothed wheel) · de Ritzel (toothed wheel)