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SPUR WHEEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spur wheel mean? 

SPUR WHEEL (noun)
  The noun SPUR WHEEL has 1 sense:

1. gear wheels that mesh in the same planeplay

  Familiarity information: SPUR WHEEL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPUR WHEEL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Gear wheels that mesh in the same plane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

spur gear; spur wheel

Hypernyms ("spur wheel" is a kind of...):

cogwheel; gear; gear wheel; geared wheel (a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion)


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