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noun
A pinion with cylindrical staves, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lantern pinion
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Broader terms: pinion
History
Its shape resembles that of a lantern.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
