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gearwheel

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9

Definition of gearwheel

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of gear wheel.
    “Gearwheels and pinions can be removed by the oil injection method, a provision which speeds and simplifies the work of replacement.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Germanic *arwaz Proto-Germanic *garwaz Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *garwijanąder. Old Norse gervibor. Middle English gere English gear Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English gearwheel From gear + wheel.

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