gear wheel

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

gear-wheel

Synonyms

cogwheel gear cog geared wheel cog wheel pinion mechanism wheel machinery gearing rack and pinion flywheel sprocket gearwheel chain wheel
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Antonyms

system person environment setting

Hypernyms

wheel

Hyponyms

pinion rack and pinion bevel gear planet gear planet wheel planetary gear

Close letter words and terms

gear transmission gear unit gear up gear wheels gear-cutting gear-shifting