top definitions
related content
examples
british

cogwheel

[ kog-hweel, -weel ]

/ ˈkɒgˌʰwil, -ˌwil /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cogwheel ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

(not in technical use) a gearwheel, especially one having teeth of hardwood or metal inserted into slots.

Origin of cogwheel

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at cog¹, wheel

Words nearby cogwheel

cognoscible, cognoscitive, cognovit, cogon, cogswell chair, cogwheel, cogwheel respiration, cogwheel rigidity, cohab, cohabit, cohabitate

Example sentences from the Web for cogwheel

Remove washer on the short end of shaft, also the cogwheel if the shaft has cogs on both ends.

Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 |Barkham Burroughs
As one of the spokes of the cogwheel is rotated past (L), the spring is lifted and released, and (T) delivers a sharp tap.

Response in the Living and Non-Living |Jagadis Chunder Bose
A cogwheel stuck at Lige, another may stick before long, and it all depends on how the machine can adjust itself.

The German War |Arthur Conan Doyle
He carefully examined the cogwheel, to which bits of flesh and of the torn shirt still adhered.

More Tales by Polish Authors |Various

Over the altar you may see his bust in marble, and over it a figure of Genius with a cogwheel in her hand.

Cheshire |Charles E. Kelsey

British Dictionary definitions for cogwheel

cogwheel

/ (ˈkɒɡˌwiːl) /

noun

another name for gearwheel