cogwheel

English

noun
Definitions
  • A gear wheel
  • (When used attributively) Something behaving in similar, jerky, manner as a cogwheel, e.g. cogwheel respiration as a side effect of hyperbaric medicine

Etymology

Compound from English cog (small boat) + English wheel.

Origin

English

wheel

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