epicyclic gear
epicyclic gear · epicyclic gears
A system of gears that has a central gear wheel around which others rotate, often…A system of gears that has a central gear wheel around which others rotate, often within an outer ring.
Meaning
1 sensesA system of gears that has a central gear wheel around which others rotate, often within an outer ring.
an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
Forms
plural: epicyclic gears| Singular | epicyclic gear |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train:planetary gearplanet wheelplanet gear
See also
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