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differential gear

noun Machinery.

differential (def. 7).
any of various comparable arrangements of gears, as an epicyclic train.

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Origin of differential gear

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby differential gear

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British Dictionary definitions for differential gear

differential gear

noun

the epicyclic gear mounted in the driving axle of a road vehicle that permits one driving wheel to rotate faster than the other, as when cornering
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