ALL meanings of hypoid gear
hypoid gear
H h - noun hypoid gear a gear resembling a bevel gear in form but designed to mesh with a similar gear in such a way that their axes would not intersect, one axis crossing over the other at approximately a right angle. 1
- noun hypoid gear type of gear 0
- noun hypoid gear a gear having a tooth form generated by a hypocycloidal curve; used extensively in motor vehicle transmissions to withstand a high surface loading 0
- noun hypoid gear a curved-tooth bevel gear in a system in which the axis of the driving shaft does not intersect with the axis of the driven shaft 0