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单词 gearwheel
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Definition of gearwheel in English:

gearwheel

nounˈɡɪəwiːlˈɡɪrˌ(h)wil
  • 1A toothed wheel in a set of gears.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • 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.
    • He and his co-workers turn raw steel into giant rings, gearwheels, and other forged products.
    • He could have just as easily mounted the gearwheels so that the hands would turn the other way around.
    1. 1.1 (on a bicycle) a cogwheel driven directly by the chain.
      Synonyms
      toothed wheel, cog, cogwheel
 
 

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. 1.1 (on a bicycle) a cogwheel driven directly by the chain.
      Synonyms
      toothed wheel, cog, cogwheel
 
 
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