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LANTERN PINION

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Dictionary entry overview: What does lantern pinion mean?

• LANTERN PINION (noun)
The noun LANTERN PINION has 1 sense:

1. a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks

Familiarity information: LANTERN PINION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LANTERN PINION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lantern pinion; lantern wheel

Hypernyms ("lantern pinion" is a kind of...):

pinion (a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack)

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