noun
gear wheels that mesh in the same plane
• Syn: ↑spur gear
• Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear wheel, ↑geared wheel, ↑cogwheel
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spur gear or spur wheel noun
A gear wheel with straight teeth parallel to its axis, as used in spur gearing, a system of such gears connecting two parallel shafts
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Main Entry: ↑spur
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spur wheel see ↑spur gear above.
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Main Entry: ↑spur
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spur wheel,
= spur gear. (Cf. ↑spur gear)
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n. another term for spur gear
Useful english dictionary. 2012.