(cogwheel)
1Cogwheel — Cog wheel , n. A wheel with cogs or teeth; a gear wheel. See Illust. of {Gearing}. [1913 Webster] …
2cogwheel — [käg′hwēl΄, käg′wēl΄] n. a wheel with a rim notched into teeth, which mesh with those of another wheel or of a rack to transmit or receive motion …
3cogwheel — noun a) A gear wheel b) (When used attributively) Something behaving in similar, jerky, manner as a cogwheel, e.g. cogwheel respiration as a side effect of hyperbaric medicine Syn: gear wheel, cog, gear …
4cogwheel rigidity — rigidity of a muscle that gives way in a series of little jerks upon being passively stretched, analogous to the ratcheting movement when a spring loaded rod drops into the successive notches of a cog. Called also cogwheel phenomenon or sign and… …
5cogwheel — noun Date: 14th century a wheel with cogs ; gear 6a(2) …
6cogwheel — /kog hweel , weel /, n. (not in technical use) a gearwheel, esp. one having teeth of hardwood or metal inserted into slots. [1375 1425; late ME; see COG1, WHEEL] * * * …
7cogwheel — Synonyms and related words: Hydromatic, automatic transmission, differential, differential gear, freewheel, gear, gear train, gearbox, gearing, gearshift, gearwheel, high, intermediate, low, neutral, overdrive, rack, reverse, standard… …
8cogwheel — cog|wheel [ˈkɔg wi:l US ˈka:g ] n a ↑cog …
9cogwheel — n. wheel with teeth, gearwheel …
10cogwheel — noun (C) a cog (1) …
