Definition of gearwheel in US English:
gearwheel
nounˈɡɪrˌ(h)wilˈɡirˌ(h)wēl
1A toothed wheel in a set of gears.
Example sentencesExamples
- He could have just as easily mounted the gearwheels so that the hands would turn the other way around.
- He and his co-workers turn raw steel into giant rings, gearwheels, and other forged products.
- From the functions which the various parts of the watch fulfil (e.g. spring, gearwheels, pointer), the only logical conclusion was that it had a maker who ‘comprehended its construction and designed its use’.
- I decided to mount the motor with a gearwheel and a gear rack on a drawer rack.
- 1.1 (on a bicycle) a cogwheel driven directly by the chain.
Synonyms
toothed wheel, cog, cogwheel