First Known Use: 1886
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sprocket
noun sprock·et \ˈsprä-kət\
: a wheel that has a row of teeth around its edge which fit into the holes of something (such as a bicycle chain or a piece of film) and cause it to turn when the wheel turns; also : any one of the teeth on such a wheel
Full Definition of SPROCKET
1
: a toothed wheel whose teeth engage the links of a chain
2
: a cylinder with teeth around the circumference at either end that project through perforations in something (as motion-picture film) to move it through a mechanism (as a projector)
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sprocket
noun sprock·et \ˈsprä-kət\
Definition of SPROCKET for Kids
: one of many points that stick up on the rim of a wheel (sprocket wheel) shaped so as to fit into the links of a chain
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