different between sprocket vs fakie

English

Alternative forms

• splocket

Etymology

Unknown. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sp??k?t/
• Rhymes: -?k?t

Noun

sprocket (plural sprockets)

1. (mechanical engineering) A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
2. (usually in the plural) The tooth of such a wheel.
3. (architecture) A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
4. A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.

   Synonym: widget

Usage notes

Although sprockets are sometimes referred to as gears, there is a technical distinction between the two: sprockets interact with chains, whereas gears interact with other gears.

Derived terms

• sprocket wheel

Translations

See also

• sprocket on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• pet rocks

English

Etymology

fake +? -ie?

Noun

fakie (plural fakies)

1. (skateboarding, snowboarding) The riding backwards of the board, in the opposite stance.
2. The act of riding a BMX bicycle backwards and pedalling with the sprocket movement while moving backwards, then turning the bars away from the desired direction and sliding out so as to ride forwards again.

Adjective

fakie

1. (of a trick) Performed using the fakie stance.

Verb

fakie (third-person singular simple present fakies, present participle fakieing, simple past and past participle fakied)

1. To ride using a fakie stance.