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cog|wheel — «KOG HWEEL», noun. a wheel with teeth cut in the rim for transmitting or receiving motion; a gear or gearwheel: »The cogwheels of this watch transmit the power of the spring to the hands … Useful english dictionary
cog wheel — wheel with teeth, wheel with cogs … English contemporary dictionary
cog·wheel — /ˈkɑːgˌwiːl/ noun, pl wheels [count] : a wheel with cogs : ↑gear … Useful english dictionary
cog-wheel — … Useful english dictionary
Budapest Cog-wheel Railway — The Budapest Cog wheel Railway is a rack railway running in Budapest, Hungary. History Since 1868 a horse tramway ran on schedule from the Lánchíd to Zugliget set in operation by the Budai Közúti Vaspálya Társaság ( Public Railway Society of… … Wikipedia
cog — (n.) c.1300, cog wheel; late 14c., tooth on a wheel, probably a borrowing from a Scandinavian language (Cf. Norwegian kugg cog ) and cognate with M.H.G. kugel ball … Etymology dictionary
cog — n. 1 each of a series of projections on the edge of a wheel or bar transferring motion by engaging with another series. 2 an unimportant member of an organization etc. Phrases and idioms: cog wheel a wheel with cogs. Derivatives: cogged adj.… … Useful english dictionary
Cog — Cog, n. [Cf. Sw. kugge a cog, or W. cocos the cogs of a wheel.] 1. (Mech.) A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cog — [kɔg US ka:g] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From a Scandinavian language] 1.) a wheel with small bits sticking out around the edge that fit together with the bits of another wheel as they turn around in a machine 2.) one of the small bits that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cog — cog1 [käg, kôg] n. [ME cog, cogge < ? Scand, as in Norw kug, Swed kugge, a cog, tooth < IE * gugā a hump, ball < base * gēu , to bend, arch > OE cycgel,CUDGEL] 1. a) any of a series of teeth on the rim of a wheel, for transmitting or… … English World dictionary
