Gear vs. Sprocket — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gear and Sprocket
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Gear
A gear is a rotating circular machine part having cut teeth or, in the case of a cogwheel or gearwheel, inserted teeth (called cogs), which mesh with another toothed part to transmit torque. A gear may also be known informally as a cog.
Sprocket
A sprocket, sprocket-wheel or chainwheel is a profiled wheel with teeth that mesh with a chain, track or other perforated or indented material. The name 'sprocket' applies generally to any wheel upon which radial projections engage a chain passing over it.
Gear
A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels)
A racing bike with ten-speed gears
Sprocket
Any of various toothlike projections arranged on a wheel rim to engage the links of a chain.
Gear
Equipment or apparatus that is used for a particular purpose
Camping gear
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Sprocket
A wheel having such teeth along its rim. Also called sprocket wheel.
Gear
Design or adjust the gears in a machine to give a specified speed or power output
The vehicle's geared too high for serious off-road use
Sprocket
A cylinder with a toothed rim that engages in the perforations of photographic or movie film to pull it through a camera or projector.
Gear
A toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, that meshes with another toothed part to transmit motion or to change speed or direction.
Sprocket
(mechanical engineering) A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
Gear
A complete assembly that performs a specific function in a larger machine.
Sprocket
The tooth of such a wheel.
Gear
A transmission configuration for a specific ratio of engine to axle torque in a motor vehicle.
Sprocket
(architecture) A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
Gear
Equipment, such as tools or clothing, used for a particular activity
Fishing gear.
Sprocket
A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 widgets per year, and a sprocket factory that produces 200 sprockets per year.
Gear
Clothing and accessories
The latest gear for teenagers.
Sprocket
A tooth or projection, as on the periphery of a wheel, shaped so as to engage with a chain.
Gear
Personal belongings, including clothing
Keeps her gear in a trunk.
Sprocket
Roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through
Gear
The harness for a horse.
Sprocket
Thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain
Gear
A ship's rigging.
Sprocket
Tooth on the rim of gear wheel
Gear
A sailor's personal effects.
Gear
To equip with gears.
Gear
To connect by gears.
Gear
To put into gear.
Gear
To adjust or adapt so as to make suitable
Geared the speech to a conservative audience.
Gear
To provide with gear; equip.
Gear
To come into or be in gear.
Gear
To shift a transmission
Geared down to take the curve.
Gear
To become adjusted so as to fit or blend.
Gear
(uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
Gear
Clothing; garments.
Gear
(obsolete) Goods; property; household items.
Gear
(countable) A wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other; a gear wheel.
Gear
A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
Gear
A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
Gear
(aviation) landing gear
Gear-up landing
Get the gear down quick!
Gear
Recreational drugs, including steroids.
Gear
Stuff.
Gear
(obsolete) Business matters; affairs; concern.
Gear
Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.
Gear
To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
Gear
To be in, or come into, gear.
Gear
To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
Gear
(usually with to or toward(s)) To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose).
This shop is not really geared towards people of our age.
They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists.
Gear
(finance) To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.
Gear
Great or fantastic
Gear
Clothing; garments; ornaments.
Array thyself in thy most gorgeous gear.
Gear
Goods; property; household stuff.
Homely gear and common ware.
Gear
Whatever is prepared for use or wear; manufactured stuff or material.
Clad in a vesture of unknown gear.
Gear
The harness of horses or cattle; trapping.
Gear
Warlike accouterments.
Gear
Manner; custom; behavior.
Gear
Business matters; affairs; concern.
Thus go they both together to their gear.
Gear
A toothed wheel, or cogwheel; as, a spur gear, or a bevel gear; also, toothed wheels, collectively.
Gear
See 1st Jeer (b).
Gear
Anything worthless; stuff; nonsense; rubbish.
That servant of his that confessed and uttered this gear was an honest man.
Gear
To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
Gear
To provide with gearing.
Gear
To adapt toward some specific purpose; as, they geared their advertising for maximum effect among teenagers.
Gear
To be in, or come into, gear.
Gear
A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Gear
A mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Gear
Equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Gear
Set the level or character of;
She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
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