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LANTERN PINION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lantern pinion mean? 

LANTERN PINION (noun)
  The noun LANTERN PINION has 1 sense:

1. a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocksplay

  Familiarity information: LANTERN PINION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LANTERN PINION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lantern pinion; lantern wheel

Hypernyms ("lantern pinion" is a kind of...):

pinion (a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack)


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