gearwheel
101toothed — tooth ► NOUN (pl. teeth) 1) each of a set of hard, bony enamel coated structures in the jaws, used for biting and chewing. 2) a projecting part, especially a cog on a gearwheel or a point on a saw or comb. 3) (teeth) genuine force or… …
102crown wheel — or crown gear n. a gearwheel with teeth set in the rim perpendicularly to its plane …
103dent — dent1 [dent] n. [ME, var. of DINT] 1. a slight hollow made in a surface by a blow or pressure 2. an appreciable effect, often a lessening or adverse effect vt. to make a dent in vi. to become dented dent2 [dent] n …
104tooth — [to͞oth; ] for v., also [ to͞oth] n. pl. teeth [tēth] [ME < OE toth (< * tanth), akin to Ger zahn < IE * edont (< base * ed , to eat) > L dens (gen. dentis), Gr odous (gen. odontos)] 1. a) any of a set of hard, bonelike structures… …
105lantern — n. 1 a a lamp with a transparent usu. glass case protecting a candle flame etc. b a similar electric etc. lamp. c its case. 2 a a raised structure on a dome, room, etc., glazed to admit light. b a similar structure for ventilation etc. 3 the… …
106strip — 1. v. & n. v. (stripped, stripping) 1 tr. (often foll. by of) remove the clothes or covering from (a person or thing). 2 intr. (often foll. by off) undress oneself. 3 tr. (often foll. by of) deprive (a person) of property or titles. 4 tr. leave… …
107tooth — n. & v. n. (pl. teeth) 1 each of a set of hard bony enamel coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing. 2 a toothlike part or projection, e.g. the cog of a gearwheel, the point of a saw or comb, etc. 3 (often… …
108addendum circle — noun : a circle touching the extreme points of the teeth of a circular gear wheel see pitch line * * * addendum circle, the circle described by the outer ends of the teeth of a turning gearwheel …
109crown wheel — noun : a crown gear of light construction: as a. : the crown shaped horizontal escape wheel of a verge escapement timepiece b. : a contrate wheel in the winding mechanism of a watch that drives the ratchet wheel and is itself driven by the… …
110helical gear — noun also helical ( s) : a gear wheel having teeth set obliquely to the axis of rotation : screw wheel * * * a cylindrical gear wheel whose teeth follow the pitch surface in a helical manner. [1885 90] * * * helical gear, a gearwheel whose teeth… …
