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bevel gear

–noun Machinery.
a gear having teeth cut into a conical surface, usually meshing with a similar gear set at right angles.
Compare hypoid gear.


Origin:
1825–35
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n.  Either of a pair of gears with teeth surfaces cut so that they can connect unparallel gear shafts.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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