sprocket

noun

sprock·et ˈsprä-kət

: a toothed wheel whose teeth engage the links of a chain

: a cylinder with teeth around the circumference at either end that project through perforations in something (such as movie film) to move it through a mechanism (such as a projector)

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The decorations matched the space’s industrial aura: chandeliers fashioned from Edison bulbs, chains and sprockets; industrial metal shelves stacked with bottles of Captain Morgan and Grey Goose behind the bar. —

Jesús Rodríguez, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 Watch for the front and rear sprockets expanding and contracting. —

Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2023 When force is applied, the pulleys move out and the sprocket as a whole expands. —

Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2023 Le Prince and his assistants devised a mechanism whereby pins installed in the projector’s rotating drums would engage with sprocket holes on the edges of the film. —

Nat Segnit, Harper's Magazine, 4 Mar. 2022 See all Example Sentences for sprocket