sprock

sprock
sprock·et;

English syllables. 2014.

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  • Sprock — Sprock, adj. et adv. welches nur im Niederdeutschen üblich ist, wo es spröde, zerbrechlich bedeutet, daher eine Art sehr brüchiger Weiden, welche im Biegen leicht zerbrechen, daselbst auch Sprockweiden genannt werden. Das Wort ist mit Brocken und …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • Sprock — Sprock,   Sprockwürmer, die Larven der Köcherfliegen …   Universal-Lexikon

  • sprock|et — «SPROK iht», noun. 1. one of a set of parts sticking out from the rim of a wheel, arranged to fit into the links of a chain. The sprockets keep the chain from slipping. 2. = sprocket wheel. (Cf. ↑sprocket wheel) ╂[origin uncertain] …   Useful english dictionary

  • sprock|et|less — «SPROK iht lihs», adjective. without a sprocket or sprockets: »New projectors had sprocketless film transport and…projection, permitting a wide range of projection speeds (Walter Clark) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sprock·et — /ˈsprɑːkət/ noun, pl ets [count] : 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • spröde — sprock …   Kölsch Dialekt Lexikon

  • sprocket — sprock·et …   English syllables

  • sprocket — sprock|et [ˈsprɔkıt US ˈspra: ] n 1.) also sprocket wheel a wheel with ↑teeth (=parts along the edge) that fit into and turn a bicycle chain, a photographic film with holes etc 2.) one of the teeth on a sprocket wheel …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sprocket — sprock|et [ sprakıt ] noun count TECHNICAL 1. ) one of the series of holes along each side of movie or camera film that make it possible to move the film forward 2. ) one of several parts on the outside of a wheel that fit into the holes in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sprocket — sprock•et [[t]ˈsprɒk ɪt[/t]] n. mac a) a toothed wheel engaging with a conveyor or power chain b) a tooth on such a wheel • Etymology: 1530–40; orig. uncert …   From formal English to slang

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