spur gear

spur gear

spur gear

n. A gear with teeth radially arrayed on the rim parallel to its axis.

spur gear

spur wheel

n (Mechanical Engineering) a gear having involuted teeth either straight or helically cut on a cylindrical surface. Two such gears are used to transmit power between parallel shafts

spur′ gear`

n. a gear having straight teeth cut on the rim parallel to the axis of rotation. [1815–25]

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Noun

spur gear - gear wheels that mesh in the same planespur wheelcogwheel, gear, gear wheel, geared wheel - a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

spur gear

spur gear

spur gear

spur wheel

spur′ gear`

spur gear

spur gear

spur gear

Synonyms for spur gear

noun gear wheels that mesh in the same plane

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