sprocket

English

Sprocket (def. 1)

Cross-section of a mansard roof, with sprocket (def. 3)

Alternative forms

splocket

Etymology

Unknown. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /spɹɒkɪt/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɒkɪt

Noun

sprocket (plural sprockets)

(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

Usage notes

Although sprockets are sometimes referred to as gears, there is a technical distinction between the two: sprockets interact with chains, whereas gears interact with other gears.

Derived terms

intersprocket
sprocket wheel

Translations

toothed wheel

Bulgarian: зъбно колело n (zǎbno kolelo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: tandhjul (da) n
Dutch: kettingwiel n
Finnish: ketjupyörä (fi), hammaspyörä (fi), ratas (fi)
French: pignon (fr)
German: Kettenrad (de) n, Ritzel n
Hungarian: lánckerék
Italian: rocchetto (it) m, pignone (it) m, ruota dentata (it) f, puleggia dentata f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: drev (no) n
Nynorsk: drev n
Polish: zębatka f
Russian: цепно́е колесо́ n (cepnóje kolesó), звёздочка (ru) f (zvjózdočka)
Spanish: piñón (es) m, corona (es) f
Swedish: tandkrans c, kedjehjul (sv) n, tandhjul n, drev (sv) n
Turkish: zincir dişlisi, zincir çarkı
Vietnamese: đĩa (vi), bánh răng (vi)

tooth of such wheel

Bulgarian: зацепващ зъб m (zacepvašt zǎb)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: hammas (fi)
French: dent (fr) f
Italian: dente (it) m
Russian: зубе́ц (ru) m (zubéc)
Spanish: diente (es) m
Turkish: diş (tr)
Vietnamese: đĩa (vi), bánh răng (vi)

extension of roof

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: uitbreker m, hoekkeper m
Finnish: lippa (fi)
French: coyau (fr) m
German: Aufschiebling m, Eselsohr (de) n
Italian: passafuori m
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} zupčànīk (sh) m

Anagrams

pet rocks