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sprocket

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈspɹɒkɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒkɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: S P R AA1 K AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sprocket wheel

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The tooth of such a wheel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural-normally

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: architecture

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 widgets per year, and a sprocket factory that produces 200 sprockets per year.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: widget

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

tooth on the rim of gear wheel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cog

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tooth

6

noun

Meaning 6

thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sprocket wheel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wheel

7

noun

Meaning 7

roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: roller

History

Etymology

Unknown. First attested in the 16th century. Perhaps related to Italian rocchetto (“spool”), spoletta (“spool”), sprone (“spur”), or English spoke, spike, spur.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: зъбно колело (zǎbno kolelo) — toothed wheel
  • Danish: tandhjul — toothed wheel
  • Dutch: kettingwiel — toothed wheel
  • Esperanto: pinjono — toothed wheel
  • Esperanto: dentradeto — toothed wheel
  • Finnish: ketjupyörä — toothed wheel
  • Finnish: hammaspyörä — toothed wheel
  • Finnish: ratas — toothed wheel
  • French: pignon — toothed wheel
  • German: Kettenrad — toothed wheel
  • German: Ritzel — toothed wheel
  • Hungarian: lánckerék — toothed wheel
  • Indonesian: roda rantai — toothed wheel
  • Italian: rocchetto — toothed wheel
  • Italian: pignone — toothed wheel
  • Italian: ruota dentata — toothed wheel
  • Italian: puleggia dentata — toothed wheel
  • Malay: gegancu — toothed wheel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: drev — toothed wheel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tannhjul — toothed wheel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: drev — toothed wheel
  • Polish: zębatka — toothed wheel
  • Portuguese: pinhão — toothed wheel
  • Russian: цепно́е колесо́ (cepnóje kolesó) — toothed wheel
  • Russian: звёздочка (zvjózdočka) — toothed wheel
  • Serbo-Croatian: ланчаник — toothed wheel
  • Serbo-Croatian: lančanik — toothed wheel
  • Spanish: corona — toothed wheel
  • Swedish: tandkrans — toothed wheel
  • Swedish: kedjehjul — toothed wheel
  • Swedish: tandhjul — toothed wheel
  • Swedish: drev — toothed wheel
  • Turkish: zincir dişlisi — toothed wheel
  • Turkish: zincir çarkı — toothed wheel
  • Vietnamese: đĩa — toothed wheel
  • Vietnamese: bánh răng — toothed wheel
  • Bulgarian: зацепващ зъб (zacepvašt zǎb) — tooth of such wheel
  • Finnish: hammas — tooth of such wheel
  • French: dent — tooth of such wheel
  • Italian: dente — tooth of such wheel
  • Russian: зубе́ц (zubéc) — tooth of such wheel
  • Turkish: diş — tooth of such wheel
  • Vietnamese: đĩa — tooth of such wheel
  • Vietnamese: bánh răng — tooth of such wheel
  • Dutch: uitbreker — extension of roof
  • Dutch: hoekkeper — extension of roof
  • Finnish: lippa — extension of roof
  • French: coyau — extension of roof
  • German: Aufschiebling — extension of roof
  • German: Eselsohr — extension of roof
  • Italian: passafuori — extension of roof
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