Hooke's gearing

noun

A spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face of the wheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the middle.

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Meanings

nounHooke's gearing (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralengineeringA spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face of the wheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the middle.

Origin

So called from the inventor.

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Hooke's gearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hooke's%20gearing

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“Hooke's gearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hooke's%20gearing. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hooke's gearing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hooke's%20gearing.

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