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Sprocket   /sprˈɑkət/   Listen
Sprocket

noun
1.
Roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through.
2.
Thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain.  Synonym: sprocket wheel.
3.
Tooth on the rim of gear wheel.  Synonym: cog.



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"Sprocket" Quotes from Famous Books



... A represents an outer light-tight box containing a lens, C, and the other necessary mechanism for making the photographic exposures, H and H being cases for holding reels of film before and after exposure, F the long, tape-like film, G a sprocket whose teeth engage in perforations on the edges of the film, such sprocket being adapted to be revolved with an intermittent or step-by-step movement by hand or by motor, and B a revolving shutter having an opening and connected by gears with G, and arranged ...
— Edison, His Life and Inventions • Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin


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