All gearwheel synonyms
gear·wheel
G g noun gearwheel
- cog — A cog is a wheel with square or triangular teeth around the edge, which is used in a machine to turn another wheel or part.
- sprocket — Machinery. Also called chainwheel, sprocket wheel. a toothed wheel engaging with a conveyor or power chain. one tooth of such a wheel.
- cogwheel — a wheel with a rim notched into teeth, which mesh with those of another wheel or of a rack to transmit or receive motion
- pinion — the distal or terminal segment of the wing of a bird consisting of the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges.