cog-tooth

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• cog tooth of malleus — spur of malleus …   Medical dictionary

• cog — cog1 [käg, kôg] n. [ME cog, cogge < ? Scand, as in Norw kug, Swed kugge, a cog, tooth < IE * gugā a hump, ball < base * gēu , to bend, arch > OE cycgel,CUDGEL] 1. a) any of a series of teeth on the rim of a wheel, for transmitting or… …   English World dictionary

• tooth — [to͞oth; ] for v., also [ to͞oth] n. pl. teeth [tēth] [ME < OE toth (< * tanth), akin to Ger zahn < IE * edont (< base * ed , to eat) > L dens (gen. dentis), Gr odous (gen. odontos)] 1. a) any of a set of hard, bonelike structures… …   English World dictionary

• Cog — Cog, n. [Cf. Sw. kugge a cog, or W. cocos the cogs of a wheel.] 1. (Mech.) A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cog — (n.) c.1300, cog wheel; late 14c., tooth on a wheel, probably a borrowing from a Scandinavian language (Cf. Norwegian kugg cog ) and cognate with M.H.G. kugel ball …   Etymology dictionary

• tooth — ► NOUN (pl. teeth) 1) each of a set of hard, bony enamel coated structures in the jaws, used for biting and chewing. 2) a projecting part, especially a cog on a gearwheel or a point on a saw or comb. 3) (teeth) genuine force or effectiveness. ●… …   English terms dictionary

• cog — [n] main part of device cogwheel, differential, fang, gear, pinion, prong, rack, ratchet, tine, tooth, transmission, tusk, wheel; concept 464 …   New thesaurus

• tooth — [[t]tu͟ːθ[/t]] ♦♦♦ teeth 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth and which you use for biting and chewing. She had very pretty straight teeth... If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it s… …   English dictionary

• tooth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fang, tusk, canine, incisor, molar, cuspid, bicuspid, eyetooth, grinder (inf.), chopper (inf.); tine, cog; taste, relish; fondness. See sharpness, convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A dental process]… …   English dictionary for students

• tooth — n. & v. n. (pl. teeth) 1 each of a set of hard bony enamel coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing. 2 a toothlike part or projection, e.g. the cog of a gearwheel, the point of a saw or comb, etc. 3 (often… …   Useful english dictionary

• cog — I [[t]kɒg, kɔg[/t]] n. 1) mac a gear tooth, esp. one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material 2) mac a cogwheel 3) cvb a person who plays a minor part in an organization, activity, etc • Etymology: 1200–50; …   From formal English to slang