What does tannhjól in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word tannhjól in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tannhjól in Icelandic.

The word tannhjól in Icelandic means gear, cogwheel, gear wheel. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tannhjól

gear

noun (a wheel with grooves)

cogwheel

noun

gear wheel

noun

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„Í iðnaðarþjóðfélagi nútímans,“ segir sálfræðingurinn Smiley Blanton, „finnur sífellt fleira fólk fyrir því að það . . . er ekkert nema örsmá tannhjól í gríðarstórri vél sem stýrt er af fjarlægri yfirstjórn.
“Under modern industrial conditions,” psychiatrist Smiley Blanton says, “more and more people find that they . . . are but tiny cogs, as a rule, in a huge machine directed by remote corporate management.
Mörgum starfsmönnum líður eins og þeir séu tannhjól í ópersónulegri vél.
Many workers feel like cogs in an impersonal machine
Tannhjól fyrir hjól
Bicycle cranks
Fjöldaframleiðsla hefur haft það í för með sér að mörgum finnst þeir ekki vera annað en tannhjól í gríðarstórri og ópersónulegri vél.
The advent of mass production has made many workers feel like little more than cogs in the wheels of a massive, impersonal machine.
Akstursstilling: tvöfalt aksturskerfi fyrir tannhjól og hjól
Driving mode:Double rack and pinion driving system

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