planet gear
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planet gear
–noun Machinery.
| any of the gears in an epicyclic train surrounding and engaging with the sun gear. |
Also called planet wheel.
Origin:
1915–20
1915–20
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| planet wheel
n. One of the small gear wheels in an epicyclic train. |
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| planet wheel | |
noun | |
| an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train [syn: planetary gear] |
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