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geartrain

DEFINITIONS OF: geartrain

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n wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

“the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain
Synonyms:
gear, gearing, power train, train
Types:
epicyclic gear train, epicyclic train
a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis
reduction gear
gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed
Type of:
wheelwork
mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears)
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