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lantern pinion

lan·tern pin·ion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lan-tern pin-yuh n]
    • /ˈlæn tərn ˈpɪn yən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lan-tern pin-yuh n]
    • /ˈlæn tərn ˈpɪn yən/

Definitions of lantern pinion words

  • noun lantern pinion a wheel, used like a pinion, consisting essentially of two parallel disks or heads whose peripheries are connected by a series of bars that engage with the teeth of another wheel. 1
  • noun lantern pinion a type of gearwheel, now used only in clocks, consisting of two parallel circular discs connected by a number of pins running parallel to the axis 0
  • noun lantern pinion an old type of gear consisting of two circular disks connected by projecting bars around their edges 0
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Origin of lantern pinion

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95

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Parts of speech for Lantern pinion

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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lantern pinion popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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