Meanings
nounepicyclic gear (plural epicyclic gears)
plural epicyclic gears
- A system of gears that has a central gear wheel around which others rotate, often within an outer ring.
Synonyms: planetary gear
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA system of gears that has a central gear wheel around which others rotate, often within an outer ring.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounan outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
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