TOOTHED WHEEL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does toothed wheel mean? 

• TOOTHED WHEEL (noun)
  The noun TOOTHED WHEEL has 1 sense:

1. a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations

  Familiarity information: TOOTHED WHEEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOOTHED WHEEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

roulette; toothed wheel

Hypernyms ("toothed wheel" is a kind of...):

wheel (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))

 Context examples 

A toothed wheel designed to mesh with another toothed object and transmit motion.

(Gear Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

The two dimensional shape of a toothed wheel of a machine part.

(Gear, NCI Thesaurus)