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LANTERN PINION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lantern pinion mean?
• LANTERN PINION (noun)
The noun LANTERN PINION has 1 sense:
1. a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks
Familiarity information: LANTERN PINION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
lantern pinion; lantern wheel
Hypernyms ("lantern pinion" is a kind of...):
pinion (a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack)
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