planet wheel
planet wheel · planet wheels
A gear wheel that revolves around the wheel with which it meshes, in an epicyclic trainA gear wheel that revolves around the wheel with which it meshes, in an epicyclic train.
Meaning
1 sensesA gear wheel that revolves around the wheel with which it meshes, in an epicyclic train.
an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
Forms
plural: planet wheels| Singular | planet wheel |
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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 gearepicyclic gearplanet gear