gear wheel 1
noundomain: artefact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
EnglishHyponym
bevel gear 1
noun
gears that mesh at an angle
escape wheel 1
noun
gear that engages a rocking lever
pinion 1
noun
a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
planetary gear 1
noun
an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack; converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa)
