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epicyclic gear

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  • noun a system of gears that has a central gear wheel around which others rotate, often within an outer ring

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

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. planetary gear

hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. cogwheel
  2. gear
  3. gear wheel
  4. geared wheel

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