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pinion vs cogwheel

cogwheel vs pinion

pinion and cogwheel both are nouns.

pinion is a verb but cogwheel is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pinion Yes No Yes No
cogwheel Yes No No No
As nouns, cogwheel is a hypernym of pinion; that is, cogwheel is a word with a broader meaning than pinion:
  • pinion: a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
  • cogwheel: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Other hypernyms of pinion include gear, gear wheel, geared wheel.
pinion (noun) cogwheel (noun)
wing of a bird a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
pinion (verb) cogwheel (verb)
cut the wings off (of birds)
bind the arms of
Difference between pinion and cogwheel

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