epicycloidal wheel
A device for producing straight-line motion from circular motion, on the principle…A device for producing straight-line motion from circular motion, on the principle that a pin fastened in the periphery of a gear wheel will describe a straight line when the wheel rolls around inside a fixed internal gear of twice its diameter.
Meaning
1 sensesA device for producing straight-line motion from circular motion, on the principle that a pin fastened in the periphery of a gear wheel will describe a straight line when the wheel rolls around inside a fixed internal gear of twice its diameter.
Forms
plural: epicycloidal wheels| Singular | epicycloidal wheel |
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