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gearwheel

American  
[geer-hweel, -weel] / ˈgɪərˌʰwil, -ˌwil /
Or gear wheel

noun

  1. a wheel having teeth or cogs that engage with those of another wheel or part; cogwheel.


gearwheel British  
/ ˈɡɪəˌwiːl /

noun

  1. another name for gear

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of gearwheel

First recorded in 1870–75; gear + wheel

Example Sentences

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These arms are revolved by gear-wheels c that fit in a large gearwheel d attached to a shaft e, which is turned by means of a handle f.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

As the optional link JK held the gearwheel centers always equidistant, the annular guide G was not used.

From Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt by Ferguson, Eugene S.

First take the case of a small gearwheel, say 1 in. outside diameter and 1/16 in. thick, with twenty-four teeth.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.