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epicyclic gears

epicyclic gears is the plural of epicyclic gear.

Meaning of epicyclic gear

Noun

epicyclic gear (plural epicyclic gears)

  1. A system of gears that has a central gear wheel around which others rotate, often within an outer ring.
    Synonyms:
    planetary gear

Questions about epicyclic gears

What is epicyclic gears the plural of?
Epicyclic gears is the plural of epicyclic gear.

Words near epicyclic gears in the dictionary

  1. epicutissimin
  2. epicycle
  3. epicycles
  4. epicyclic
  5. epicyclic gear
  6. epicyclic gears
  7. epicyclical
  8. epicycloid
  9. epicycloidal
  10. epicycloidal wheel
  11. epicycloidal wheels

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