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wedge gear

wedge gear noun: a specialized friction gear characterized by circumferential grooves of wedge-shaped cross section on its wheel periphery.

Noun

wedge gear (plural wedge gears)

  1. A specialized friction gear characterized by circumferential grooves of wedge-shaped cross section on its wheel periphery.

Forms of wedge gear

pluralwedge gears

Questions about wedge gear

What does wedge gear mean?
Wedge gear means a specialized friction gear characterized by circumferential grooves of wedge-shaped cross section on its wheel periphery.
What part of speech is wedge gear?
Wedge gear is a noun.
What is the plural of wedge gear?
The plural of wedge gear is wedge gears.

Words near wedge gear in the dictionary

  1. wedge
  2. wedge gage
  3. wedge gages
  4. wedge gauge
  5. wedge gauges
  6. wedge gear
  7. wedge gears
  8. wedge heel
  9. wedge heels
  10. wedge issue
  11. wedge issues

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