sprocket

• On turning the main shaft of the camera the sprocket, G, is moved intermittently, and its teeth, catching in the holes in the sensitized film, draws it downward, bringing a new portion of its length in front of the lens, the film then remaining stationary for an instant. —  Edison, His Life and Inventions
• As the numerals thrown onto the screen counted down from ten, jumping a little because of broken sprocket-holes, the sound track popping and crackling, Valentino felt the delicious anticipation he'd known the first time he saw a movie in a theater when he was a boy. —  EQMM, May 2005
• Ideal for washdown applications, the sprocket-driven unit features stainless steel construction.
• Invisible Ink is largely composed of a series of sprocket-hole outlines that seem to materialize from the white screen, the "image" consisting of clear leader and its dust granules until one of the rounded rectangles dips down and floats forward into the frame of reference. —  GreenCine Daily
• The case is shipped in pieces: the 2 main pieces (the front and the back of the shell casing), the belt clip, a washer, a small screw and the sprocket-like attachment that attaches to the back of the case for use with the belt clip. —  TreoCentral

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