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dedendum

dedendum noun: the difference between the radius of the pitch circle of a gear and its root circle.

dedendum: the difference between the radius of the pitch circle of a gear and its root circle
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Noun

dedendum (plural dedendums or dedenda)

  1. The difference between the radius of the pitch circle of a gear and its root circle.

Forms of dedendum

pluraldedendums
pluraldedenda

Origin of dedendum

From Latin dedere.

Questions about dedendum

What does dedendum mean?
Dedendum means the difference between the radius of the pitch circle of a gear and its root circle.
What part of speech is dedendum?
Dedendum is a noun.
What is the plural of dedendum?
The plural of dedendum is dedendums.

Words near dedendum in the dictionary

  1. dedemonize
  2. dedemonized
  3. dedemonizes
  4. dedemonizing
  5. dedenda
  6. dedendum
  7. dedendums
  8. dedensification
  9. dedensifications
  10. dedensified
  11. dedent

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