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planetary gear

DEFINITIONS OF: planetary gear

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n an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train

Synonyms:
epicyclic gear, planet gear, planet wheel
Type 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
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