bevel gear

bev·el gear

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bev-uh l geer]
- /ˈbɛv əl gɪər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bev-uh l geer]
- /ˈbɛv əl gɪər/

Definitions of bevel gear words

noun bevel gear a gear having teeth cut into a conical surface known as the pitch zone. Two such gears mesh together to transmit power between two shafts at an angle to each other 3
noun bevel gear a toothed-wheel gear meshed with another so that their shafts are at an angle of less than 180° 3
noun bevel gear A bevel gear is a gear wheel with teeth cut in such a way that two wheels working together have shafts at an angle to each other, usually a right angle. 3
noun bevel gear Bevel gears are cone-shaped gears whose teeth mesh together to transmit power between two shafts that are at an angle to each other. 3
noun bevel gear a gear having teeth cut into a conical surface, usually meshing with a similar gear set at right angles. 1
noun bevel gear A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes and have their teeth cut at right angles to the surfaces of two cones whose apices coincide with the point where the axes of the wheels would meet. 0

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Origin of bevel gear

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Bevel gear

noun

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bevel gear popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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