English Explanatory Dictionary

sprocket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
  2. The tooth of such a wheel.
  3. A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
  4. A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.

Pronunciation

/ˈspɹɒkɪt/ en-us-sprocket.ogg

Word forms

sprocket sprockets splocket

Etymology

Unknown. First attested in the 16th century. Perhaps related to Italian rocchetto (“spool”), spoletta (“spool”), sprone (“spur”), or English spoke, spike, spur.

Synonyms

sprocket wheel widget

Derived words

intersprocket sprocketed sprocketless sprocket wheel
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