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/kog"hweel', -weel'/, n.(not in technical use) a gearwheel, esp. one having teeth of hardwood or metal inserted into slots.[1375-1425; late ME; see COG1, WHEEL]
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Cogwheel — Cog wheel , n. A wheel with cogs or teeth; a gear wheel. See Illust. of {Gearing}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cogwheel — [käg′hwēl΄, käg′wēl΄] n. a wheel with a rim notched into teeth, which mesh with those of another wheel or of a rack to transmit or receive motion … English World dictionary
cogwheel — noun a) A gear wheel b) (When used attributively) Something behaving in similar, jerky, manner as a cogwheel, e.g. cogwheel respiration as a side effect of hyperbaric medicine Syn: gear wheel, cog, gear … Wiktionary
cogwheel rigidity — rigidity of a muscle that gives way in a series of little jerks upon being passively stretched, analogous to the ratcheting movement when a spring loaded rod drops into the successive notches of a cog. Called also cogwheel phenomenon or sign and… … Medical dictionary
cogwheel — noun Date: 14th century a wheel with cogs ; gear 6a(2) … New Collegiate Dictionary
cogwheel — Synonyms and related words: Hydromatic, automatic transmission, differential, differential gear, freewheel, gear, gear train, gearbox, gearing, gearshift, gearwheel, high, intermediate, low, neutral, overdrive, rack, reverse, standard… … Moby Thesaurus
cogwheel — cog|wheel [ˈkɔg wi:l US ˈka:g ] n a ↑cog … Dictionary of contemporary English
cogwheel — n. wheel with teeth, gearwheel … English contemporary dictionary
cogwheel — noun (C) a cog (1) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cogwheel — cog•wheel [[t]ˈkɒgˌ(h)wil, ˌwil[/t]] n. mac a gearwheel, esp. one having teeth of hardwood or metal inserted into slots • Etymology: 1375–1425 … From formal English to slang
