sprocket

Definition of Sprocket in English :

1. sprocket

roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through

2. sprocket, sprocket wheel

thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain

3. cog, sprocket

tooth on the rim of gear wheel

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sprocket

noun

1. Also called: sprocket wheel

a relatively thin wheel having teeth projecting radially from the rim, esp one that drives or is driven by a chain

2.

an individual tooth on such a wheel

3.

a cylindrical wheel with teeth on one or both rims for pulling film through a camera or projector

4.

a small wedge-shaped piece of wood used to extend a roof over the eaves

noun

1.

any of a number of teeth or points, as on the rim of a wheel, arranged to fit into the links of a chain

2.

a wheel fitted with sprockets on its outer rim, used in a chain drive

: in full sprocket wheel

n.

1. Any of various toothlike projections arranged on a wheel rim to engage the links of a chain.

2. A wheel having such teeth along its rim. Also called sprocket wheel.

3. A cylinder with a toothed rim that engages in the perforations of photographic or movie film to pull it through a camera or projector.