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dedendum

American

[dih-den-duhm] / dɪˈdɛn dəm /

noun

Machinery.

(on a gear or rack) the radial distance between the pitch circle or line and the root circle or line.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

dedenda

plural

Etymology

Origin of dedendum

1900–05; < Latin: to be given up, gerund of dēdere, equivalent to dē- de- + -dere combining form of dare to give; see addendum

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