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cog 1. any of the teeth or projections on the rim of a gearwheel or sprocket 2. a gearwheel, esp a small one cog [käg] (design engineering) A tooth on the edge of a wheel. (electricity) A fluctuation in the torque delivered by a motor when it runs at low speed, due to electromechanical effects. Also known as torque ripple. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "There is a very proper cog out yonder," said Sir Nigel, "it would be a very strange thing if any ship were not a war-ship when it had such men as these upon her decks. I must put a cog in his wheel, and do it right away, too. Perhaps he's one of those creatures who've slipped the ratchet off the motion cog. |
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