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pinion vs geared wheel

geared wheel vs pinion

pinion and geared wheel both are nouns.

pinion is a verb but geared wheel is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pinion Yes No Yes No
geared wheel Yes No No No
As nouns, geared wheel is a hypernym of pinion; that is, geared wheel 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
  • geared wheel: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Other hypernyms of pinion include cogwheel, gear, gear wheel.
pinion (noun) geared wheel (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) geared wheel (verb)
cut the wings off (of birds)
bind the arms of
Difference between pinion and geared wheel

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