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sprocket

sprock·et [ sprókət ] (plural sprock·ets)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. tooth on wheel: a projecting tooth on a wheel or cylinder that engages with the links of a chain or with perforations in film to make the chain or film move forward

2. wheel with sprockets: a wheel with sprockets

[Mid-16th century. Origin ?]
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