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dedendum

American  
[dih-den-duhm] / dɪˈdɛn dəm /

noun

Machinery.

plural

dedenda

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

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; addendum

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