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    PINION AND RING GEAR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Gears that mesh at an angleplay

    Synonyms:

    bevel gear; pinion and crown wheel; pinion and ring gear

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("pinion and ring gear" is a kind of...):

    cogwheel; gear; gear wheel; geared wheel (a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pinion and ring gear"):

    differential; differential gear (a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves)

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