crown wheel

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kroun hweel, weel]
- /kraʊn ʰwil, wil/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kroun hweel, weel]
- /kraʊn ʰwil, wil/

Definitions of crown wheel words

noun crown wheel the wheel next to the winding knob that has one set of teeth at right angles to the other 3
noun crown wheel the larger of the two gears in a bevel gear 3
noun crown wheel a gearwheel with teeth set in the rim perpendicularly to its plane 3
noun crown wheel a wheel next to the winding knob, having two sets of teeth, one at right angles to its plane. 1
noun crown wheel any of various wheels having the form of a hoop or short cylinder with a serrated edge, as the escape wheel in a verge escapement. 1
noun crown wheel In watchmaking, an object of circular shape with contrate teeth, which meshes with the winding pinion and with the ratchet-wheel on the barrel-arbor used to wind-up the watch, respectively, to set the time. 0

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Origin of crown wheel

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50

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Parts of speech for Crown wheel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Crown wheel

crown wheel popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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