herringbone gear

noun

A type of gear wheel comprising two integral halves shaped like two bevel gears next to each other, with their tooth angles pointing to the centerline.

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Meanings

nounherringbone gear (plural herringbone gears)

plural herringbone gears

  1. A type of gear wheel comprising two integral halves shaped like two bevel gears next to each other, with their tooth angles pointing to the centerline.

Origin

From the fancied resemblance of the two matching bevels to the skeleton of a herring.

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