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- DictionaryCog/kôɡ/
noun
- 1. a wheel or bar with a series of projections on its edge, which transfers motion by engaging with projections on another wheel or bar: "the cogs and springs of a watch"
The meaning of COG is a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear.
COG definition: 1. one of the tooth-like parts around the edge of a wheel in a machine that fits between those of a…. Learn more.
noun. a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material. a cogwheel. a person who plays a minor part in a large organization, activity, etc.: He's just a small cog in the financial department.
Each wheel has cogs, or tiny teeth that fit together, making the wheel turn, the engine run. Every cog is essential to that engine. People can also be cogs — they are the workers who, day in and day out, perform their duties seemingly with no end in sight.
cog in American English. (kɑɡ, kɔɡ) (verb cogged, cogging) noun. 1. (not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly esp. one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material. 2. a cogwheel. 3. a person who plays a minor part in a large organization, activity, etc.
n. 1. One of a series of teeth, as on the rim of a wheel or gear, whose engagement transmits successive motive force to a corresponding wheel or gear. 2. A cogwheel. 3. A subordinate member of an organization who performs necessary but usually minor or routine functions.
Definition of cog noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Cog definition: One of a series of teeth, as on the rim of a wheel or gear, whose engagement transmits successive motive force to a corresponding wheel or gear.
COG definition: a part shaped like a tooth on the edge of a wheel in a machine, that makes another wheel turn. Learn more.
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