gear wheel
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Types & categories
- wheel hypernym
- bevel gear hyponym
- escape wheel hyponym
- pinion hyponym
- planetary gear hyponym
- rack and pinion hyponym
- spur gear hyponym
- sun gear hyponym
- worm gear hyponym
- worm wheel hyponym
Parts & wholes
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | cog |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | tooth |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | wheel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bevel gear |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | escape wheel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pinion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | planetary gear |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rack and pinion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spur gear |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sun gear |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | worm gear |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | worm wheel |