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Sprocket   /sprˈɑkət/   Listen
Sprocket

noun
1.
Roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through.
2.
Thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain.  Synonym: sprocket wheel.
3.
Tooth on the rim of gear wheel.  Synonym: cog.





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"Sprocket" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Thames valley and marched north into the jungle. On the right the meadows rolled away eastward towards Enfield and Cheshunt and Broxbourne, meadow and copse and cornland. The lamplighter passed me with a soft buzz and click of sprocket wheels, and looking back at him idly, I caught the sound of the church-clock at Barnet striking the hour. The chime focussed my thoughts on the great peace of the land. Here at any rate, I thought, man has topped ...
— Aliens • William McFee


Words linked to "Sprocket" :   gear, camera, cycle, bike, bicycle, wheel, tooth, gear wheel, geared wheel, sprocket wheel, roller, cogwheel, photographic camera


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