sprockets

Chain-engaging gear teeth

Sprockets are toothed wheels that engage with a chain or perforated material.

Bicycle sprockets mesh with the chain to transfer pedaling force to the rear wheel.

Film projectors use sprockets to advance film by its perforations.

The word often appears in mechanical contexts: The chain slipped off the sprocket.

mechanical

gears

Toothed rotating machine parts

  • cogsProjections on a wheel
  • chainsLinked metal restraints
  • teethEnamel-covered chewing structures

axle · bearings · drivetrain · transmission · clutch · flywheel · crankshaft · camshaft · pulley · ratchet

industrial

conveyor

Mechanism that transports items

machinery · film projector · bicycle · motorcycle · timing belt · roller chain · precision · tooling · fabrication · engineering

motion

rotation

Turning on an axis

  • torqueRotational force measurement
  • spinRapid rotation around axis
  • meshingInterlocking in coordination

engagement · interlock · drive · traction · cycling · turning · pivoting · synchronization · timing · cadence

Categories
Opposites
engagement mechanism

sprocketssheaves

Bound clusters of stalks

pulleys · capstans · rollers · drums · flywheels

drive mechanism category

sprocketsbelt drives

Power via looped bands

Family

sprocket

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G