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PINION AND CROWN WHEEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 crown wheel" 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 crown wheel"):
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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