planetary gear

English

Noun

planetary gear (plural planetary gears)

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

Synonyms

epicyclic gear

Coordinate terms

Translations

system of gears

Dutch: planetair tandwielstelsel n, planeetwielmechanisme (nl) n
Finnish: planeettapyörästö
French: train épicycloïdal (fr) m, train planétaire m

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