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planetary gears

planetary gears is the plural of planetary gear.

Meaning of planetary gear

Noun

planetary gear (plural planetary gears)

  1. A system of gears that has a central gear wheel (sun gear) around which others (planet gears) rotate, often within an outer ring.
    • Meronyms: sun gear, planet gear
    Synonyms:
    epicyclic gear

Questions about planetary gears

What is planetary gears the plural of?
Planetary gears is the plural of planetary gear.

Words near planetary gears in the dictionary

  1. planetary body
  2. planetary engineering
  3. planetary gear
  4. planetary gear train
  5. planetary gear trains
  6. planetary gears
  7. planetary geology
  8. planetary nebula
  9. planetary nebula nuclei
  10. planetary nebula nucleus
  11. planetary nebulae

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