PINION AND RING GEAR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Gears that mesh at an angle

Synonyms:

bevel gear; pinion and crown wheel; pinion and ring gear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pinion and ring gear" is a kind of...):

cogwheel; gear; gear wheel; geared wheel (a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pinion and ring gear"):

differential; differential gear (a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves)

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