lockring

English

noun

Definitions

(cycling) A threaded washer used to prevent components from become loose during rotation. They are found on a bottom bracket and a track hub.

Etymology

Compound from English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair) + English ring (surround, sound a bell, planetary rings).

Origin

English

ring

Gloss

surround, sound a bell, planetary rings

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Goldilocks English
Lockport English
O-ring English
Ringhead English
Ringnut English
Ringwraith English
airlock English
anklelock English
anti-lock English
armlock English
armring English
belly button ring English
belock English
blogring English
blue-ringed octopus English
boxlock English
brainlock English
bullring English
chainring English
chinlock English
cock ring English
couchlock English
daglock English
deadlock English
deathlock English
doglock English
earlock English
earring English
elflock English
enring English
exoring English
eyelock English
eyering English
fetlock English
fetterlock English
firelock English
flatlock English
flintlock English
forelock English
gridlock English
gunlock English
hairlock English
hammerlock English
handlock English
hashlock English
headlock English
headring English
heteroring English
hyperring English
inlock English
interlock English
keylock English
keyring English
landlock English
leglock English
lidlock English
liplock English
livelock English
lock English
lock-weir English
lockability English
lockable English
lockage English
lockbolt English
lockbox English
locker English
lockfast English
lockful English
lockhouse English
lockjaw English
lockkeeper English
lockless English
locklike English
lockmaster English
locknut English
lockout English
lockpicker English
lockplate English
lockset English
lockshield English
lockside English
locksman English
locksmith English
locksmithery English
locksport English
lockstep English
lockstitch English
lockwork English
locky English
lovelock English
manlock English
matchlock English
microring English
mindlock English
multilock English
multiring English
nanoring English
necklock English
oarlock English
oath-ring English
outring English
overlock English
overring English
picklock English
pseudoring English
relock English
ring English
ring-neck English
ring-tailed English
ringable English
ringback English
ringbark English
ringbearer English
ringbill English
ringbird English
ringboard English
ringbolt English
ringbone English
ringcraft English
ringdove English
ringdown English
ringer English
ringest English
ringeth English
ringette English
ringfence English
ringfort English
ringful English
ringhead English
ringhole English
ringleader English
ringleading English
ringless English
ringlet English
ringlight English
ringlike English
ringmail English
ringman English
ringmaster English
ringmistress English
ringneck English
ringoid English
ringpiece English
ringpost English
ringsail English
ringshine English
ringside English
ringspot English
ringspun English
ringster English
ringstone English
ringtail English
ringtone English
ringway English
ringwise English
ringwork English
ringworld English
ringworm English
ringwraith English
ringy English
riplock English
seal ring English
semiring English
sidelock English
snaplock English
soaplock English
softlock English
spinlock English
subring English
suitlock English
superring English
taglock English
twistlock English
underlock English
unlock English
unring English
uplock English
webring English
weighlock English
wheellock English
wristlock English
yeldrin English
Locke German
ring Dutch, Flemish
ring French
ринг Russian
ring Spanish, Castilian
ringue Portuguese
リング Japanese
ring Polish
lok Middle English
ring Middle English
ring Serbo-Croatian
ล็อก Thai
loc Welsh
loklo Ido
링 Korean
lok Tok Pisin
ilingi Swati
riñg Crimean Tatar
loke Seychellois Creole