Usually means: Wheel with teeth, transmits torque.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word gearwheel:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. gearwheel: Merriam-Webster
  2. gearwheel: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. gearwheel: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. gearwheel: Collins English Dictionary
  5. gearwheel: Wiktionary
  6. gearwheel: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. gearwheel (gear wheel): The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. gearwheel: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. gearwheel: Dictionary.com
  10. gearwheel: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. gearwheel: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. gearwheel: Encyclopedia

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Gearwheel)

noun:  Alternative spelling of gear wheel [(mechanics) A wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear.]

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