Meanings
noundifferential gear (plural differential gears)
plural differential gears
- An arrangement of bevel gears permitting the rotation of two shafts at two different speeds whilst supplying the same torque; used on the drive axles or between the driven wheels of automobiles to aid cornering.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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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Translations
Bulgarian диференциал
- диференциал (diferencial)differential gear
Catalan diferencial
- diferencialdifferential gear
Danish differentiale
- differentialedifferential gear
Dutch differentieel
- differentieeldifferential gear
Finnish tasauspyörästö
- tasauspyörästödifferential gear
German Differenzialgetriebe
- Differenzialgetriebedifferential gear
Hungarian differenciál, differenciálmű
- differenciáldifferential gear
- differenciálműdifferential gear
- kiegyenlítőműdifferential gear
Icelandic mismunadrif, mismunadrifshjól
- mismunadrifdifferential gear
- mismunadrifshjóldifferential gear
Indonesian diferensial
- diferensialdifferential gear
Māori kīa whakahurikē
- kīa whakahurikēdifferential gear
Norwegian Bokmål differensial
- differensialdifferential gear
Spanish engranaje diferencial
- engranaje diferencialdifferential gear
Swedish differential
- differentialdifferential gear
Cite this entry
APA
differential gear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differential%20gear
MLA
“differential gear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differential%20gear. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “differential gear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differential%20gear.
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