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chainrings

chainrings is the plural of chainring.

Meaning of chainring

Noun

chainring (plural chainrings)

  1. A large forward ring on a bicycle that a chain attaches to, in order to transfer energy to a wheel. It consists of one or more sprockets that are driven by the cranks and pedals of the bicycle.
    Synonyms:
    chainwheel, sprocket

Questions about chainrings

What is chainrings the plural of?
Chainrings is the plural of chainring.

Words near chainrings in the dictionary

  1. chainon
  2. chainons
  3. chainplate
  4. chainplates
  5. chainring
  6. chainrings
  7. chains
  8. Chains of Being
  9. chains of command
  10. chains of custody
  11. chains of events

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chainrings (page history and authors); chainring (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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