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bevel gear, pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring gear
gears that mesh at an angle
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escape wheel
gear that engages a rocking lever
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pinion
a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
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epicyclic gear, planet gear, planet wheel, planetary gear
an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
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rack and pinion
a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack; converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa)
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spur gear, spur wheel
gear wheels that mesh in the same plane
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sun gear
the central gear in an epicyclic train
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worm gear
gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion
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worm wheel
gear with the thread of a worm
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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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lantern pinion, lantern wheel
a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks
