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spur gears

spur gears is the plural of spur gear.

Meaning of spur gear

Noun

spur gear (plural spur gears)

  1. The simplest type of gear wheel, with teeth projecting radially, parallel to its axis.
    • Each axle has its own final drive two-step reduction, a bevel gear set and a spur gear set which drives the axle. Of these, the spur gears take most of the stress and the bevel gears provide optimum reduction at high speed and low torque—an arrangement which makes for easier assembly and reduced...1962 June, “Beyond the Channel: U.S.S.R.: A 3,000 h.p. diesel-hydraulic from MaK”, in Modern Railways, page 416
    Synonyms:
    spur-wheel

Questions about spur gears

What is spur gears the plural of?
Spur gears is the plural of spur gear.

Words near spur gears in the dictionary

  1. spur cell
  2. spur cells
  3. spur gear
  4. spur gearing
  5. spur gearings
  6. spur gears
  7. spur leather
  8. spur leathers
  9. spur of the moment
  10. spur on
  11. spur-heeled

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