cogwheel

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17
Words With Friends
19
Letters
8

Definition of cogwheel

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A gear wheel.
    “Near-synonyms: cog, gear (often synonymous)”
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noun

  1. A gear wheel.
    “Near-synonyms: cog, gear (often synonymous)”
  2. (attributive)Something behaving in a jerky manner similar to a cogwheel, e.g. cogwheel respiration as a side effect of hyperbaric medicine.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gēw- Proto-Indo-European *gugāder. Proto-Germanic *kuggōder. Old Norse *koggrbor. Middle English cogge English cog Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English cogwheel From cog + wheel.

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