🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

コギング

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kogingu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cogging/ˈkɒɡ.ɪŋ/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"モーターのコギングを抑えることで滑らかな動作を実現します。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The undesirable phenomenon of uneven or jerky rotation in a motor, caused by magnetic attraction between the rotor magnets and stator teeth.

    "Engineers adjusted the permanent magnets to reduce cogging in the brushless DC motor."
  2. 2

    In rowing or rowing machines, the action of catching the water poorly or unevenly with the oar blade.

    "The coach pointed out that cogging was disrupting the boat's overall rhythm."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'cog', referring to a tooth on a gear wheel or notch. Dating back to Middle English, it originated from Scandinavian roots denoting a tooth or projection, evolving in mechanical engineering contexts to describe jerky rotation or magnetic resistance.

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