bevel gear

American  

noun

Machinery.

1. a gear having teeth cut into a conical surface, usually meshing with a similar gear set at right angles.

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bevel gear British  

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of bevel gear

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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bevel gear

To bear up under the higher stress, the PDK’s clutches, gearsets and bevel gear have all been reinforced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

At the forward end of this shaft there is also mounted an air pump for maintaining pressure on the fuel supply tank, and a bevel gear tachometer drive.

From A History of Aeronautics by Vivian, Evelyn Charles

In either case the bevel gear wheels z, z′ operate, respectively, a vertical screw engaging a nut on the cross-head.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

This produced a gear somewhat resembling an internal bevel gear, one which could have only the merest contact with its mating pinion.

From The Auburndale Watch Company First American Attempt Toward the Dollar Watch by Battison, Edwin A.

New bearings, new bevel gear, new brake, lining, rebored cylinders—they totalled a sum that made Bill gasp.

From Cabin Fever by Bower, B. M.