sprocket

Definitions

General Science

• noun a wheel with teeth round it which fit into holes in a continuous strip of something

Cars & Driving

• noun a wheel with teeth which engage in a drive chain, e.g. a timing chain

Computing

• noun a wheel with teeth round it that fit into holes in continuous stationery or punched tape

Construction

• A wedge-shaped piece of wood attached to the upper side of a rafter at the eave to form a break in the roofline. See also cocking piece.

Information & Library Science

• noun a tooth on the edge of a wheel to pick up what passes over it

Nearby Definitions of “sprocket”

• spring onion
• spring roll
• spring tide
• springboard
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• spruce-pine-fir (SPF)
• spud
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Contexts for “sprocket”

5 definitions in context
• General Science
• Cars & Driving
• Computing
• Construction
• Information & Library Science