Pinion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪniən/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪniən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪniən/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɪniən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quill feather flight feather pennon shackle quill

Parts of Speech

noun	a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
noun	any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
noun	wing of a bird
verb	bind the arms of
verb	cut the wings off (of birds)

Word Forms

pinion	verb	cut the wings off (of birds)
pinion	noun	wing of a bird

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ritzel

ein Zahnrad mit einer kleinen Anzahl von Zähnen, das so konzipiert ist, dass es mit einem größeren Rad oder einer größeren Zahnstange kämmt

🇫🇷French

pignon

un engrenage avec un petit nombre de dents conçu pour engrener avec une roue ou une crémaillère plus grande

🇪🇸Spanish

piñón

un engranaje con una pequeña cantidad de dientes diseñado para engranar con una rueda o cremallera más grande

🇮🇹Italian

pignone

un ingranaggio con un numero limitato di denti progettato per ingranare con una ruota o cremagliera più grande

🇳🇱Dutch

rondsel

een tandwiel met een klein aantal tanden dat is ontworpen om in een groter wiel of tandheugel te passen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pinhão

uma engrenagem com um pequeno número de dentes projetada para engatar com uma roda ou cremalheira maior

🇷🇺Russian

шестерня

шестерня с небольшим количеством зубьев, предназначенная для зацепления с большим колесом или рейкой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डैने की नोक

बड़े पहिये या रैक के साथ जुड़ने के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया कम संख्या में दांतों वाला एक गियर

🇧🇩Bengali

পিনিয়ন

একটি বড় চাকা বা আলনা দিয়ে মেশ করার জন্য ডিজাইন করা অল্প সংখ্যক দাঁত সহ একটি গিয়ার

🇮🇳Tamil

பினியன்

ஒரு சிறிய எண்ணிக்கையிலான பற்கள் கொண்ட ஒரு கியர், ஒரு பெரிய சக்கரம் அல்லது ரேக் மூலம் பிணைக்க வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

పినియన్

పెద్ద చక్రం లేదా రాక్‌తో మెష్ చేయడానికి రూపొందించబడిన చిన్న సంఖ్యలో దంతాలతో కూడిన గేర్

🇮🇳Marathi

पिनियन

मोठ्या चाक किंवा रॅकसह जाळी घालण्यासाठी डिझाइन केलेले लहान दात असलेले गियर

🇮🇳Gujarati

પિનિયન

મોટા વ્હીલ અથવા રેક સાથે મેશ કરવા માટે રચાયેલ નાની સંખ્યામાં દાંત સાથેનું ગિયર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿನಿಯನ್

ಸಣ್ಣ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಹಲ್ಲುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಗೇರ್ ಅನ್ನು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಚಕ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ರ್ಯಾಕ್‌ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಜಾಲರಿ ಮಾಡಲು ವಿನ್ಯಾಸಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിനിയൻ

ഒരു വലിയ ചക്രം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ റാക്ക് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് മെഷ് ചെയ്യാൻ രൂപകൽപ്പന ചെയ്ത ചെറിയ എണ്ണം പല്ലുകളുള്ള ഒരു ഗിയർ

🇵🇰Urdu

پنشن

ایک گیئر جس میں دانتوں کی ایک چھوٹی سی تعداد ایک بڑے پہیے یا ریک سے میش کرنے کے لیے ڈیزائن کی گئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小齿轮

具有少量齿的齿轮，设计用于与较大的轮或齿条啮合

🇯🇵Japanese

ピニオン

大きな車輪またはラックとかみ合うように設計された歯数の少ない歯車

🇰🇷Korean

날개

더 큰 바퀴나 랙과 맞물리도록 설계된 작은 수의 톱니를 가진 기어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bánh răng nhỏ

một bánh răng có số lượng răng nhỏ được thiết kế để ăn khớp với bánh xe hoặc giá đỡ lớn hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ปีกนก

เฟืองที่มีฟันจำนวนน้อยซึ่งออกแบบมาให้ประกบกับล้อหรือแร็คที่ใหญ่กว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

sayap

roda gigi dengan jumlah gigi sedikit yang dirancang untuk menyatu dengan roda atau rak yang lebih besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جناح الطائر

ترس يحتوي على عدد قليل من الأسنان مصمم للتشابك مع عجلة أو حامل أكبر

🇮🇷Persian

پینیون

چرخ دنده ای با تعداد کمی دندانه که برای اتصال به چرخ یا قفسه بزرگتر طراحی شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

pinyon

daha büyük bir tekerlek veya kremayerle birleşecek şekilde tasarlanmış az sayıda dişe sahip bir dişli

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶבְרָה

ציוד עם מספר קטן של שיניים שנועד להשתלב בגלגל או מתלה גדולים יותר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pinion'?

The primary meaning of 'pinion' is 'a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pinion' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'pinion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pinion' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pinion' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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