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EPICYCLIC TRAIN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis
Synonyms:
epicyclic gear train; epicyclic train
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("epicyclic train" is a kind of...):
gear; gearing; geartrain; power train; train (wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed)
Meronyms (parts of "epicyclic train"):
epicyclic gear; planet gear; planet wheel; planetary gear (an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train)
sun gear (the central gear in an epicyclic train)
