- cog|wheel
- cog|wheel «KOG HWEEL», noun.a wheel with teeth cut in the rim for transmitting or receiving motion; a gear or gearwheel: »
The cogwheels of this watch transmit the power of the spring to the hands.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
The cogwheels of this watch transmit the power of the spring to the hands.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cog wheel — wheel with teeth, wheel with cogs … English contemporary dictionary
cog wheel — noun A gear wheel … Wiktionary
cog·wheel — /ˈkɑːgˌwiːl/ noun, pl wheels [count] : a wheel with cogs : ↑gear … Useful english dictionary
cog-wheel — … Useful english dictionary
Budapest Cog-wheel Railway — The Budapest Cog wheel Railway is a rack railway running in Budapest, Hungary. History Since 1868 a horse tramway ran on schedule from the Lánchíd to Zugliget set in operation by the Budai Közúti Vaspálya Társaság ( Public Railway Society of… … Wikipedia
cog — (n.) c.1300, cog wheel; late 14c., tooth on a wheel, probably a borrowing from a Scandinavian language (Cf. Norwegian kugg cog ) and cognate with M.H.G. kugel ball … Etymology dictionary
cog — n. 1 each of a series of projections on the edge of a wheel or bar transferring motion by engaging with another series. 2 an unimportant member of an organization etc. Phrases and idioms: cog wheel a wheel with cogs. Derivatives: cogged adj.… … Useful english dictionary
Cog — Cog, n. [Cf. Sw. kugge a cog, or W. cocos the cogs of a wheel.] 1. (Mech.) A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cog — [kɔg US ka:g] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From a Scandinavian language] 1.) a wheel with small bits sticking out around the edge that fit together with the bits of another wheel as they turn around in a machine 2.) one of the small bits that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cog — cog1 [käg, kôg] n. [ME cog, cogge < ? Scand, as in Norw kug, Swed kugge, a cog, tooth < IE * gugā a hump, ball < base * gēu , to bend, arch > OE cycgel,CUDGEL] 1. a) any of a series of teeth on the rim of a wheel, for transmitting or… … English World dictionary