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SPUR WHEEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spur wheel mean?
• SPUR WHEEL (noun)
The noun SPUR WHEEL has 1 sense:
1. gear wheels that mesh in the same plane
Familiarity information: SPUR WHEEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gear wheels that mesh in the same plane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
spur gear; spur wheel
Hypernyms ("spur wheel" is a kind of...):
cogwheel; gear; gear wheel; geared wheel (a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion)
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