Noun
(mechanical engineering) A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
(usually in the plural) The tooth of such a wheel.
(architecture) A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
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.
Synonym: widget
BSA Cycles Ltd, 1951 Bicycle Replacement Parts, BSA, Sunbeam, New Hudson Birmingham Small Arms Company Ltd, no ISBN This design was different from the 1930s Bayliss Wiley cassette hub which had a threaded sprocket carrier. Source: Internet
For cine cameras, film 35 mm wide and perforated with sprocket holes was established as the standard format in the 1890s. Source: Internet
For a toothed belt drive, the number of teeth on the sprocket can be used. Source: Internet
He said, "Oozing style, wit and confidence from every sprocket, and offering a dizzyingly, fresh perspective on the Big Apple that only Besson could bring, this is, in a word, wonderful". Source: Internet
A dérailleur system normally has two dérailleurs, or mechs, one at the front to select the chainring and another at the back to select the sprocket. Source: Internet
Due to the size difference, CS perfed film cannot be run through a projector with standard KS sprocket teeth, but KS prints can be run on sprockets with CS teeth. Source: Internet