gear (n)
gear wheel (n)
geared wheel (n)
cogwheel (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 06
def a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
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Hypernym wheel
Hyponym bevel gear, pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring gear; escape wheel; pinion; planetary gear, epicyclic gear, planet wheel, planet gear; rack and pinion; spur gear, spur wheel; sun gear; worm gear; worm wheel
Part meronym cog, sprocket; tooth
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Hypernym bevel gear, pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring gear; escape wheel; pinion; planetary gear, epicyclic gear, planet wheel, planet gear; rack and pinion; spur gear, spur wheel; sun gear; worm gear; worm wheel
Part holonym cog, sprocket; tooth
Hyponym wheel

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