contrate

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adjective

Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it.

“a contrate wheel, or crown wheel”

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Meanings

adjectivecontrate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it.

    a contrate wheel, or crown wheel

Origin

See contra-.

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APA

contrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrate

MLA

“contrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrate.

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