Sprocket

noun

/spɹɒkɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.

2.noun(usually in the plural) The tooth of such a wheel.

3.nounA flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.

4.nounA placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.

"Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 widgets per year, and a sprocket factory that produces 200 sprockets per year."

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