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noun
An epicyclic gear; the middle gears in a planetary gear system, spun by the central sun gear
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: planetary gear, epicyclic gear, planet wheel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheel
History
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Across languages
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